Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quotes

An ignorance of means may minister to greatness, but an ignorance of aims make it impossible to be great at all.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 6, 1806 - June 29, 1861

Topics

GreatIgnoranceGreatnessImpossible

The dog is often quick to resent a kick, be it from man or beast, but I have never known him to show anger at the door that slammed to and hit him. Probably, if the door held him by his tail or his limb, it would quickly receive the imprint of his teeth.

John Burroughs

DogManAngerDoorBeastTeeth

In life, people sometimes make rotten deals.

Jeanne Calment

LifePeopleSometimesMakeRotten

I'm not a crazy Vegas guy. I'm not a gambler.

Steve Carell

CrazyVegasGuyGambler

Even though these days I'm very selective about what roles I want to do, I will do Stargate anytime they call.

Ronny Cox

WantWillDaysCallEvenAnytime

I bought a trench coat from Dubai worth 495 dirham.

Rithvik Dhanjani

DubaiWorthCoatTrenchBought

The more members of the clergy that are out there working to expand their congregations, the more people will go to church.

Rodney Stark

PeopleChurchGoWillMoreOut

You can't have a value structure without a hierarchy. They're the same thing because a value structure means one thing takes precedence over another.

Jordan Peterson

ValueYouStructureOverWithout

Against Bermane Stiverne, they said he was going to be the toughest test, but I passed that with flying colours.

Deontay Wilder

FlyingSaidTestAgainstGoingHe

'Station to Station' is a series of happenings that go across the landscape. What is a happening? A happening is a moment in time. A moment in time that is not choreographed, where you don't know precisely what's going on. Where there are aspects of different layers of culture.

Doug Aitken

TimeMomentCultureLandscapeYou

If you talk to most athletes, the place you're most comfortable is your playing field. I'm not so comfortable at a podium or talking about events.

Bobby Orr

TalkingYouPlaceComfortableTalk

I knew I wanted to be an actress when I was 9 years old.

AnnaLynne McCord

OldYearsActressKnewWanted

The ayatollahs are trying to unite the whole Arab world against Israel by saying that Israel is something that should be brought to an end.

Reuven Rivlin

WorldSayingEndTryingSomething

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning