William Ellery Channing Quotes

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.

William Ellery Channing

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 7, 1780 - October 2, 1842

Topics

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I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but there is a difference between the John Cena character you see on television and me as a human being.

John Cena

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Buying a company that is number one in its business is hard to do. When something is for sale, it's often not a leader.

Michael Dell

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If you patent a discovery which is unique, say a human gene or even just one particular function of a human gene, then you are actually creating a monopoly, and that's not the purpose of the world of patents.

John Sulston

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Christmases with Polish and Romanian troops, including religious ceremonies in crude bunkers and huts, were deeply spiritual experiences.

Stanley A. McChrystal

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I find titles the hardest thing. I was worried that 'Waste Land' was too much of a downer. For me, 'The Crash Reel' confronts what the film is about: it's not just about the reality of a crash, it's about the extremity we all face, and what happens when life crashes on you.

Lucy Walker

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My dad would always ask, 'How's the money?' but I was never interested. Millions came and went, stolen by the robbers in the music industry. But as someone said, 'You'll never be poor as long as you can pick up a guitar.'

Donovan

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Your role as a founder changes dramatically once your team hits 10, 20, 50, 100, and so on. Sometimes you forget how big you've grown and continue to act as if you're still 10 people.

Christine Tsai

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Business coaching and the personal development and self-help industry is considered to be one of the booming industries today.

Brendon Burchard

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The small family farm is dying; people's lives are being dislocated.

Bobbie Ann Mason

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All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world.

Alice Walker

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Four hundred wickets is 400 more than I thought I'd get.

Shane Warne

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I like doing fight scenes. I always have, and I insist on doing as much of that action as they'll let me do. I think that's easy for me.

Noomi Rapace

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