William Falconer Quotes

A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea is when they run irregularly, broken, and interrupted; so as frequently to burst over a vessel's side or quarter.

William Falconer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: 1732 - 1769

Topics

SeaBrokenWavesShortLongRun

I have been able to sniff out a phony.

Jennifer Coolidge

OutPhonyBeenAbleSniff

The experience of the human, male or female, cannot be completely defined by one startling, surprising, or gigantic life experience.

Jenny Slate

LifeExperienceHumanSurprising

Mom was an academic, so the riches that she had to bestow were of the mind.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

MindMomSheAcademicRichesWere

By wrecking something, it's always reinventing. All modern movements in art and music wrecked what came before, in a way - and surprised the cooler generation that was one step ahead. That's how you get ahead.

John Waters

MusicArtStepGenerationYouWay

I'm not one of these guys who begins the day thinking about what kind of an impact I can have. I instead think about it as what kind of work are we going to do today, how can we make the broadcast better, how can we work as a team, how can we draw on the resources of CBS overall and use them to make the 'Evening News' that much stronger.

Steve Capus

WorkTodayDayTeamThinkingBetter

As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.

Stephen Harper

GodReligionUnityFairnessCost

The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.

Tris Speaker

GreatCrazyDriveYouOutBrains

I think I became an actress because I didn't know who I was, and I certainly didn't like the person I saw when I looked in the mirror.

Trudie Styler

MirrorThinkPersonKnowSawLike

You know, I had no trouble with the girls.

Rod Stewart

YouTroubleKnowHad

I am very gender fluid and feel more like I wake up every day sort of gender neutral. I cop a fair bit of flack for going from 'such a babe to such a boy.'

Ruby Rose

DayI AmWake UpFeelGenderBoy

Body language is more fascinating to me than actual language.

Michelle Yeoh

MeLanguageBodyMoreBody Language

So, when I got the contract for my album, even though it was an English record, my manager insisted on making sure we would record in Spanish as well, and it worked out really well for me.

Jon Secada

MeManagerOutContractGotEnglish

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