William Falconer Quotes

The fishes are also employed for the same purpose on any yard, which happens to be sprung or fractured. Thus their form, application, and utility are exactly like those of the splinters applied to a broken limb in surgery.

William Falconer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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And that's another piece of advice I'll give junior writers; when you get to the point where they take you to lunch, let the editor suggest where to go.

Jerry Pournelle

LunchAdviceYouGoPointTake

I want people to say that an African basketball player is the best player in the whole world.

Joel Embiid

BestPeopleBasketballWorldWant

But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony.

John Fogerty

BeautifulSimpleThinkHarmonyLike

Is it OK to admit to being slightly obsessed with the TV programme 'Great British Menu?'

John Lanchester

GreatAdmitMenuBritishBeingOK

The bottom line is I'm a slow zombie guy - I'm always a slow zombie guy but I also know I'm in the minority.

Max Brooks

SlowKnowAlwaysLineBottomGuy

Here I am sitting in the back of a cab with Catherine Zeta-Jones who is telling me Michael Douglas has fond memories of me - it just makes me feel good as a human being.

John Schneider

GoodMemoriesI AmMeFeel Good

It helps to know from a very early age what you want to do. From the time I was five years old, I wanted to be a writer, even though I couldn't even read. It was mainly because I thought of my father as a writer.

Tom Wolfe

FatherAgeTimeThoughtYouEarly

I feel like the same person, but I feel as if I need to work twice as much now.

Miguel Cabrera

WorkFeelPersonNowNeedSame

One of the first things I tell people is, if you want to learn about investing, you want to open an account and make real investments because that's when it becomes real.

Mohnish Pabrai

PeopleLearnYouWantFirstReal

History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.

Milton Friedman

FreedomHistoryCapitalismPolitical

When I finally get the chance to say what I want, to talk about where we're going from here on out, when my voice, my words, become the measuring stick for WWE, I think that's the moment that's going to reinvent our entire business.

Dolph Ziggler

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I think surprises make TV entertaining.

Chris Lilley

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