Henry David Thoreau Quotes

As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past changes in the present invariable order of society.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862

Topics

PastSocietyPresentChangesMay

I want to make some happy music.

Jessica Jung

MusicHappyWantMakeSome

I have great artistry, I can spin well, I have good footwork, and I can jump. I can do the quad jump, and I've done it multiple times in competition. It's definitely a jump that I have in my arsenal. I like to think of myself as the complete skater.

Jeremy Abbott

GoodGreatMyselfCompetitionThink

Something in me was instinctively drawn to the life of a misunderstood, brilliant and wilful artist. I wanted to become one.

John Lloyd Young

LifeMeArtistBecomeBrilliant

My all-time favourite political promise - more a boast than a promise, really - came from former Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau, who said in the lead-up to the 1976 Olympics, 'The Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby.'

Martin O'Malley

MoneyManBabyPoliticalLoseSaid

The artist knows how to sing, not how to count.

Juan Gabriel

ArtistCountSingKnowsHow

Scorsese's been a hero of mine since I was young. If you saw 'Swingers,' you know I was definitely fixated on his body of work.

Jon Favreau

WorkHeroYouBodyKnowYoung

I think this movie, 'Moneyball,' symbolizes becoming a man for me, and I think my character becomes a man. It's important to me: I'm becoming a man. I'm taking my life seriously. I'm taking my acting really seriously, and it's important for me to play adults. It's important for me to change and develop as I get older.

Jonah Hill

LifeChangeCharacterManMeThink

I really tried to take advantage of my 15 minutes of fame. And I've gotten lucky - those 15 minutes have become several years.

Colleen Ballinger

FameTake AdvantageBecomeLucky

When I'm dying, I want to think I did what I felt was best for the words I was writing. This may mean, at any time, that I won't be publishable anymore.

William T. Vollmann

TimeBestWordsWritingThinkWant

Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations.

Ryunosuke Satoro

DreamsShoesYour DreamsExpectations

You can't run a €10 million business the way you run a €1 million business.

Martin Naughton

BusinessYouRunWayMillion

I feel that I speak the musical language.

Marsha Norman

SpeakLanguageFeelI FeelMusical

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