Dave Van Ronk Quotes

You can't be afraid of failure and you can't be afraid of success, because either one gets in the way of your work.

Dave Van Ronk

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 30, 1936 - February 10, 2002

Topics

WorkSuccessFailureYouWayAfraid

You always hear that politics is a function of timing and pacing.

Jim Gray

PoliticsYouTimingAlwaysFunction

As life nears its end with me, I find myself meditating more and more upon the mystery of its nature and origin, yet without the least hope that I can find out the ways of the Eternal in this or in any other world.

John Burroughs

LifeNatureHopeMyselfMeWorld

Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.

John Dewey

HistoryManSurrenderIntellectual

The news today that Bush has vowed to veto any legislation that reviews the security implications of the Dubai Port World's potential management of our ports is ludicrous and the entire Democratic Party is calling him to task for it.

John Conyers

TodayWorldManagementPotentialHim

Nowadays, I only review books I really like. It's cowardly, I know, but I figure it's not my job to make people unhappy. I'll leave that to the professionals.

Meg Rosoff

JobPeopleUnhappyKnowLeaveBooks

If I had tried the Olympics any younger, I wouldn't have been as prepared as I am right now. But there are definitely a ton of juniors out there, all around the world and in the USA, that if there was no age limit, they could definitely make the Olympic team.

Aly Raisman

AgeI AmTeamWorldNowLimit

To the extent that I can add value and make my country a better place, that's a good thing to do.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

GoodValueBetterI CanPlaceMake

Until I became a nurse, no one had ever asked me to sign a book contract. I had been writing for decades, read thousands of books, and even worked in publishing for 10 years. Who knew that nursing would be my break?

Steven Amsterdam

MeWritingBookContractBreakBeen

Is it possible for Apple or anyone else to rule in the mobile realm the way Microsoft did on the desktop? The way to do this is to go mass-market with a device that can do anything the others can do.

Steven Levy

AppleGoWayPossibleOthersRule

Health is correlated with quality of life. If you get regular physical activity, have social connections, control your cholesterol, keep your blood pressure at a normal level, don't smoke - these things can make an enormous difference not only in how long you live, but how much you enjoy your life in those years.

Tom Frieden

LifeLiveHealthQualityControl

As for facial hair, I think I decided it was a good look after graduate school. I always shave it myself and trim my own beard. I change the look depending on the role. For 'Million Dollar Baby,' I had no facial hair. For 'Men in Black 3,' I had no facial hair but did wear a wig.

Mike Colter

ChangeGoodMyselfMenSchoolBaby

Saving the Internet requires a greater sense of shared ownership and fewer bystanders accepting whatever today's Internet has to offer.

Mitchell Baker

TodayInternetOwnershipWhatever

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