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Charles Dudley Warner Quotes

Perhaps nobody ever accomplishes all that he feels lies in him to do; but nearly every one who tries his power touches the walls of his being.

Charles Dudley Warner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 12, 1829 - October 20, 1900

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Power Walls Nobody Him Being Lies

I don't think I deviated from what I'm all about and what I thought was important. Whether you want to call that a legacy, or whatever you want to call it.

Legacy Think Thought You Important

You'd have to put yourself back in the 1960s to understand how separate from the mainstream of American life soldiers felt themselves to be, because we knew that students and others were demonstrating pretty violently against what we were doing.

Life Yourself American Doing You

I like to read Octavia E. Butler's 'Wild Seed' over and over again. And J. California Cooper's 'The Wake of the Wind.' That one makes me cry from joy. I'll mourn - I'll actually mourn - and then I'll cry from joy. She's wonderful.

Joy Me Wind Seed Cry Wild

When I was very young, I remember my mother telling me about a friend of hers in Germany, a pianist who played a symphony that wasn't permitted, and the Germans came up on stage and broke every finger on her hands. I grew up with stories of Nazis breaking the fingers of Jews.

Steven Spielberg

Friend Mother Me Remember Hands Up

The man who consumes sports to the exclusion of all other things will never be well-rounded.

Sports Man Will Never Things Who

I think my broadcast partner Mike Gorman said it best. He said there's a generation of fans who know me as a player and there's a generation of fans who know me as a coach and now there's a generation of fans who think I'm Shrek!

Best Me Partner Think Generation

Any body of men who believe in hell will persecute whenever they have the power.

Power Men Believe Hell Body Will

A few years ago, I bought an old red bicycle with the words Free Spirit written across its side - which is exactly what I felt like when I rode it down the street in a tie-dyed dress.

Words Red Dress Free Bicycle Down

It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think my particular reasons following too free, or will give offense to the House, which I would be sorry to be thought capable of intending.

Christopher Gadsden

Me Sorry Free Think Thought You

I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there.

Freedom Uncomfortable Point Spotlight

I would hope somebody out there will still want to hear a Backstreet Boys song when I'm 50-something.

Hope Song Want Will Out Would

I have no idea whether I'm any good or not. Still waiting, like most actors, for somebody to find out one day that I can't do it.

Good Day Waiting Find One Day Out

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