William Falconer Quotes

Hence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the entrance of the water in which she is immersed: and a cask is called tight, when the staves are so close that none of the liquid contained therein can issue through or between them.

William Falconer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WaterShipSaidSheThroughHer

I am a follower of Jesus. My husband really brought me to the Lord when I was 18 and I am so lucky to have a platform through the studio.

Jodi Benson

I AmMeHusbandLuckyThroughLord

During 'Anna Christie,' the biggest challenge I had was working with my daughter and sort of not stopping and asking an audience member for a camera to record the moment.

Jeff Perry

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As a writer, you look for inspiration wherever you can get it.

Michael Connelly

YouLookInspirationWhereverGet

When I moved to L.A. and had my first meeting with my agents, they asked me what I wanted for my career. And I didn't speak English at the time, but I did say, 'I wanna be Ryan Gosling as a woman.' So I got very excited to play opposite him.

Ana de Armas

TimeWomanMeSpeakCareerPlay

As a freshman at Stanford University - a young black man - when O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder, it was a joyful moment. I was happy, absolutely. It wasn't necessarily a matter of whether he was guilty or innocent, per se, it was a matter of finally seeing someone who looked like me have the justice system work in their favor.

Sterling K. Brown

WorkJusticeMomentManHappyMe

When 'Breaking Bad' was on, I would have loved to have been a part of that.

Robbie Kay

LovedBadBeenWouldBreakingPart

The dollar went up some eighty percent in real terms as I recall now or something like that - from '80 to '85.

Robert C. Solomon

NowRealDollarUpRecallSomething

Anything that's living is a machine. I'm a machine; my children are machines. I can step back and see them as being a bag of skin full of biomolecules that are interacting according to some laws.

Rodney Brooks

ChildrenStepBagBackI CanSkin

I expect my return to be 18 to 25 percent in 1988, while the Standard & Poor's 500 should rise 8 to 12 percent and OTC stocks gain 15 percent as liquidity emerges.

Louis Navellier

RisePoorExpectReturnGainShould

I just would hate to have to fight my own teammate. I would never want to.

Jon Jones

HateFightWantMy OwnNeverOwn

Architecture is a ride - a physical ride and an intellectual ride.

Antoine Predock

RideArchitectureIntellectual

I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad.

Sylvia Plath

SadHappyChoiceActiveBeing

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