Henry James Quotes

I hate American simplicity. I glory in the piling up of complications of every sort. If I could pronounce the name James in any different or more elaborate way I should be in favor of doing it.

Henry James

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 15, 1843 - February 28, 1916

Topics

HateSimplicityNameAmericanDoing

Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life.

Maya Angelou

LifeFoodEatingSomeoneYouTable

I definitely agree about the future of youth football being flag. There's just more and more evidence that the youth brain is particularly susceptible to the injury - thin necks, big heads. They're not as coordinated; they're not as skillful. For many reasons, I think the wave of the future is flag football for youth.

Ann McKee

FutureFootballYouthBrainThink

Here's my take: People watch sports to get away from day-to-day stresses, work, illness, financial worries. We don't need to be reminded of political divisions.

Jeanine Pirro

WorkSportsPeoplePoliticalNeed

Tracy is more a help to me than I am to her.

Michael J. Fox

I AmMeHelpMoreHerThan

So for me having that element of being able to be competitive wasn't a problem. I'm very competitive. I thought if I could skate first, acting would come second. I could say my lines and then go do what I was saying. You don't have to fake it, you're not really acting.

John Robinson

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I kind of blew the doors off the myth that all heavy metalheads are Neanderthal and very limited in their ability to take on subject matter of any human depth.

Rob Halford

DoorsKindMatterHumanAbilityOff

In the 1960s, reaching for the moon meant just that. It was a metaphor for attempting the impossible, and we attempted it, and we did it. And it inspired millions of people in every way. The number of science graduates in this country doubled in the 1960s at every level - high school, college, Ph.D.

Robert Zubrin

ScienceSchoolPeopleCollegeMoon

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher did more to liberate people by defeating the Soviet Union and freeing eastern Europe than the Obamas, the Clintons, and Kerrys of this world ever have. They were all on the wrong side of that debate.

Rush Limbaugh

PeopleWorldDebateWrongMoreSide

What I like about land is I can drive out and check on it. It doesn't go anywhere. It's hard to steal land.

Ross Perot, Jr.

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The FCC has made it clear it would punish a cable or phone company for deviating from providing 'neutral' access.

Marvin Ammori

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For each album, I let the music that I love at that point in my life be my guide.

Miranda Lambert

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Listen to me: Leek is a vegetable. It can be the center of a dish.

Jose Andres

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