William Ernest Henley Quotes

The life of Dumas is not only a monument of endeavour and success, it is a sort of labyrinth as well. It abounds in pseudonyms and disguises, in sudden and unexpected appearances and retreats as unexpected and sudden, in scandals and in rumours, in mysteries and traps and ambuscades of every kind.

William Ernest Henley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 23, 1849 - July 11, 1903

Topics

LifeSuccessUnexpectedKindWell

When you expand a business as fast as McDonald's did, part of the strength you have is the process and the efficiency.

Steve Easterbrook

StrengthBusinessProcessEfficiency

I grew up in a commissioned house in the next suburb over, Mount Abbot. It was a two-bedroom house with me, my brother, and my two sisters. Mum and Dad slept in the lounge, and we didn't have wallpaper.

Sonny Bill Williams

BrotherMeHouseTwoOverUp

I think being a foreigner and talking about Hollywood allowed me to use some cliches and some references that an American would maybe not use.

Michel Hazanavicius

MeThinkAmericanTalkingHollywood

My tour manager, I met him at Boot Barn. He was selling me a pair of boots... and he said, 'I moved to Nashville to be a tour manager, and I need work right now,' and I said, 'Man, I don't even have a tour manager. So you can tour-manage me.'

Luke Combs

WorkManMeBootsYouManager

One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking of the infinite.

Jorge Luis Borges

I AmEthicsEvilInfiniteOthers

We've had soldiers that were so badly hurt and killed. I want their families to get something.

Donald Trump

HurtWantSoldiersSomethingGet

I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.

Chief Joseph

BelieveTroubleI BelieveMoreWould

I don't give investment advice.

Craig McCaw

AdviceInvestmentGive

I was a big Who fan when I was 15, 16 years old, and I used to go watch them play at the Marquee Club in London as often as I could.

Chris Squire

PlayGoLondonOldClubBig

War is not, in itself, a condition so much as the symptom of a condition - that of international anarchy.

Alfred Hermann Fried

WarAnarchyMuchInternational

The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.

Peter Bart

CommitmentFinancialPictureMedia

I do not fault anyone else who makes choices to play characters that they wished they hadn't... Because at the end of the day, none of us are happy with our jobs all the time.

Peter Dinklage

TimeDayHappyChoicesEndPlay

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