Alexander Herzen Quotes

Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically - while simulating a triumphant march forward - than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament?

Alexander Herzen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: April 6, 1812 - January 21, 1870

Topics

ForwardStandDoneMarchPossible

Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.

Joan Collins

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Washington is paralyzed by extreme political rhetoric that creates powerful sound bites but poor policy.

John Delaney

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You learn a lot more from the lows because it makes you pay attention to what you're doing.

John Elway

LearnDoingAttentionYouMorePay

And the insidious thing is that people will either see a movie because it did well last weekend or won't see it because it didn't do well.

Meg Ryan

PeopleWeekendWillSeeLastWell

Americans being upright and forthright and honest and true to themselves is a very hard concept.

John Lydon

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No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.

Max Beerbohm

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Having decisions made not in midnight deals but in the light of objective evidence and after consulting those who will be affected should itself provide some reassurance that the EU is trying to reform itself.

John Hutton

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There's a shift to mobile apps; I'd like to see a more pervasive communications experience, and I think Skype can contribute to that.

Tony Bates

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My mother taught me to wash my hair as little as possible, and to rinse it with Coke before a shoot for a sexy, tousled look.

Lou Doillon

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I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.

Derek Jeter

PeopleGameRememberSituationMore

Festivals are where I see other peoples' films, where we talk, where I get to learn what was working about the film, I get to have a discussion with viewers... and people who enjoy reading films - I enjoy reading other peoples' films, and what discussions can come of that.

Debra Granik

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I related to his disillusionment. Thinking that he was going for this big dream. Then he kind of saw through it all at one point and went back home. Then he started a bender, which I can relate to of course.

Woody Harrelson

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