William Ernest Henley Quotes

To be a good Briton, a man must trade profitably, marry respectably, live cleanly, avoid excess, revere the established order, and wear his heart in his breeches pocket or anywhere but on his sleeve.

William Ernest Henley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I think I usually play the woman that, after the person tries to go for some extraordinary feat of romantic accomplishment, they happily wind up with me.

Jessica Hecht

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Every time we get a story that says there was a Big Bang, then people want to know what was before that. And if we find out, what was before that?

John C. Mather

TimePeopleStoryFindKnowWant

I did my acting performance in 'Roger Rabbit.' I think I did a voice-over also in 'Osmosis Jones' and I directed an episode of my show years ago, 'Tales from the Crypt' and that's my endeavors in the non-producer oriented ranks.

Joel Silver

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What I can't fit into my suitcase is probably something I don't need.

Jens Lekman

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I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex game I have with one character, and lots of side games with other characters, and another game with myself - and in each game you make all these tiny, tiny moves that get you to the endgame.

Steve Carell

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There's nothing efficient about innovation.

Simon Sinek

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I meditate an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. Once a year I go away for a long retreat. And overall, I just feel more comfortable in my own skin and less anxious, less sad, less fearful.

Rivers Cuomo

MorningSadEveningFeelYearSkin

A swarm finds the solution people best agree upon. It optimizes collective support, whereas a poll tells us how we disagree.

Louis B. Rosenberg

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Work is important, no doubt, but one can end up neglecting family and friends in the bargain. So I have resolved not to let that happen and maintain work-life balance by taking time out for the people who matter the most to me.

Disha Patani

WorkFamilyTimeBalancePeopleMe

I do love dance music. I love Daft Punk. I mean, I was a child in the '80s, so bands like the Eurythmics and just so many great '80s bands were dance bands, but they had the whole soul thing happening, too.

Corin Tucker

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It's not an easy job to think creatively and then also have to think logistically.

Colin Jost

JobThinkEasyThenAlsoCreatively

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

Arthur C. Clarke

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