Henry James Quotes

The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be?

Henry James

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SuccessArtTalentWorthLineBeing

Some of my Democratic friends don't like it when I say that, but Ronald Reagan was once a Democrat and still a leader. He brought strong people around him, and he had a vision for where he wanted to take the country.

Jim Webb

LeaderVisionPeopleStrongFriends

We have to find alternative ways of producing our raw materials without asking nature to do it for us.

Jochen Zeitz

NatureFindWithoutUsAskingRaw

If you rank the top 50 one-day moves in the S&P 500, a fair number of those happened within the last five or 10 years. That tells you that we're in a different, riskier market now.

Andrew Lo

YouNowFairTopYearsWithin

The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.

Mencius

GreatManGreat ManLoseWhoHe

I did an imitation of him to make the crew laugh. To my shock, there was Cary Grant behind me. He got very angry. I was sent all the way from RKO to David Selznick's office and was told not to do it anymore. I thought to myself, 'I must have been pretty good to make him that angry.'

Shirley Temple

GoodMyselfAngryMeThoughtLaugh

Institutions are increasingly persuaded that political maneuvering is more important than scientific justification in securing federal funds.

Mildred Dresselhaus

PoliticalImportantMoreInstitutions

I started being a comedy fan when I was, I'm going to guess, like 5 or 6 years old.

Demetri Martin

ComedyOldYearsStartedGoingFan

I can't text. My fingers are too big.

Denis Leary

BigFingersTextToo

Well, I was a drama kid.

Dean Norris

DramaKidWell

I once made a giant six-foot can of Crisco that a person had to dance in and that had an Elvis wig on top.

Chris March

DancePersonTopWigMadeGiant

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

Arthur Ashe

ManClothesAppearanceMannersMade

You learn early in athletics that you'll have ups and downs.

Ara Parseghian

Ups And DownsLearnYouEarlyDowns

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