Samuel Smiles Quotes

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

Samuel Smiles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: December 23, 1812 - April 16, 1904

Topics

SuccessFailureWisdomMistakeLearn

I look at my time on this earth as social anthropology, at home and in work life.

Joanna Coles

LifeWorkHomeTimeLookEarth

Truth is, people like buying things for $0.99 and $1.99 for their digital devices. We know that from iTunes. We know that from the app store, and now we know that from publishing.

Jennifer Lee

TruthPeopleTruth IsKnowNowApp

Like many people, I have a fascination with lies and the people who tell them. I wouldn't say I've never told a lie, but I don't think I've ever told one without both assuming I would be found out and feeling absolutely rotten about it.

Jean Hanff Korelitz

LiePeopleThinkFeelingSayNever

'Still Clean' discusses the hopelessness of waiting for someone who's abandoned you.

Soccer Mommy

WaitingSomeoneYouCleanAbandoned

It's easy to get lost in the shuffle, and just enticing people to hear the music for free doesn't mean that much when everyone else is essentially doing the same thing on MySpace, or wherever.

Trent Reznor

MusicPeopleFreeDoingEasyLost

We were going to do 'Reno 911!: New York, New York, Las Vegas,' which was like a 'Die Hard' set not in New York, but in the New York, New York casino in Las Vegas. We were really excited about being locked into the one casino and doing a bad action movie.

Robert Ben Garant

New YorkActionDieDoingVegasBad

Mostly, theater becomes blander and blander as everyone wants the same thing they saw before. The good plays are the ones that don't allow you to do that.

Roger Rees

GoodYouSameEveryoneSawAllow

Homemade sweaters are always itchy.

Mo Rocca

AlwaysSweatersHomemadeItchy

The old adage is, 'Write what you know.' But if you only do that, your work becomes claustrophobic. I say, 'Write what you want to know.'

Julia Glass

WorkYouKnowSayWantWrite

Every single national park had some component of private philanthropy.

Douglas Tompkins

SingleParkPhilanthropySomeEvery

I'm in Alabama. First thing I want to say is Roll Tide! I was at the Alabama/Georgia game last year sitting right in the middle of the Alabama section and saw that they rolled all over them!

Brian Jordan

GameYearTideSayWantSitting

Reality shows give a great platform to young singers, but kids shouldn't be exposed to showbiz at a very young age.

Arijit Singh

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