William Ellery Channing Quotes

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought.

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 came to the Kardashians a bit late, and I'm still just gob-smacked. Who are these people?

Jennifer Saunders

PeopleLateJustStillWhoI Came

Layer by layer art strips life bare.

Robert Musil

LifeArtLayerBareStrips

We're getting a very different kind of immigrant now, and it began as a specific plan to bring in lots of more Democratic voters, and it worked.

Ann Coulter

PlanNowKindImmigrantMoreBring

Moby Dick - that book is so amazing. I just realized that it starts with two characters meeting in bed; that's how my book begins, too, but I hadn't noticed the parallel before, two characters forced to share a bed, reluctantly.

Michael Chabon

AmazingBookMeetingBedTwoShare

Some people will humiliate themselves or their families just to be on television.

Steve Schirripa

PeopleTelevisionWillSome People

I think that opera in Europe is 30 years ahead of America. There is a broader range of material presented to the public. They value contemporary opera.

Robert Wilson

ValueThinkAmericaAheadOpera

Not everybody goes to government to serve themselves and not their country.

Ruben Blades

GovernmentCountryServeEverybody

Becoming that guy who does one thing is not very interesting. I'm lucky and proud to have been involved in period films and action films.

Rupert Friend

ActionProudInterestingLuckyGuy

The question is, really, does the nonexistence of another attack prove that the programs that are in place are working?

Matt Apuzzo

PlaceProveQuestionWorkingAttack

In the modern road-running era, digital photography has intersected with weekend-warrior culture, creating a golden age of social-media humblebragging. For some, the marathon course is sacred ground. For others, it's a personal movie set.

Mary Pilon

AgeCulturePhotographyPersonal

I've been very fortunate in my life.

Jason Jones

LifeMy LifeFortunateBeenVery

Traditionally, diplomacy was done in an environment of information scarcity. Ambassadors would send back telegrams to foreign ministries, comfortable in the knowledge that their views of a country would be the only source of information the minister would see.

Douglas Alexander

KnowledgeEnvironmentInformationSee

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