Frederick William Robertson Quotes

A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful.

Frederick William Robertson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 3, 1816 - August 15, 1853

Topics

LifeMenManWiseHonorSilent

My listening changed when I heard music from Stax, Atlantic, Motown because by that age I thought anything that my parents listened to must be square. So I had to find my own rock n' roll, as it were, and I found it in black soul music.

Robert Palmer

MusicAgeSoulParentsListening

You know, you can be really quite subversive in popular fiction, which is capable of taking on big issues of politics, war, the rise and fall of commercial dynasties.

Robert Harris

PoliticsWarYouFallRiseKnow

If I had to define 'sexy' now, as Disney as it sounds, I would have to say it's about complete and utter confidence.

Solange Knowles

ConfidenceSexyNowSayDefine

I like going to areas where the murder rate is high and dropping it.

Snoop Dogg

HighWhereGoingLikeDroppingRate

Actors on stage, you can go from playing a myriad of roles, from Shakespeare to a Eugene O'Neil drama, and it's the norm. I came up in a world where you're supposed to be able to do three things very well. Act, sing, dance, paint, do something. The emphasis was on versatility.

Rocky Carroll

DanceWorldYouDramaGoThree

My whole life growing up, both my parents told me not to swear like a sailor. After college, I recall there was finally a time where I swore, and neither one of them was correcting me, and I felt so relieved. I thought, finally; I can finally be myself and not get yelled at.

Rory Freedman

LifeTimeMyselfParentsCollegeMe

Throughout my life, I have always believed in love; I've always put my heart in love. But I've seen fear take people so often. It's very scary.

RuPaul

LifeLoveFearHeartPeopleMy Life

Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth.

Jean Baudrillard

IdentityTeethWonderfulMay

We got a lot of information from the detainees that eventually led us to bin Laden.

Jose Rodriguez

InformationGotUsLedEventually

I think Charlize Theron is just as good when she is looking really pretty in a movie as when she gains 10 pounds and puts on a nose. I applaud her - good for her that she doesn't care. But she's just as good, whether she's pretty or not.

Diane Kruger

GoodLookingThinkCareShePretty

We want to make sure that Social Security is fixed for those people who have had that promise and there's something in the future for our younger workers. And we're not about to do a welfare program.

Dennis Hastert

FuturePeopleSecurityWantWorkers

Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.

Branford Marsalis

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