Rebecca Harding Davis Quotes

It has happened to me to meet many of the men of my day whom the world agreed to call great.

Rebecca Harding Davis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 24, 1831 - September 29, 1910

Topics

GreatDayMenMeWorldMeet

When I started writing and illustrating, I knew little of classic children's literature. My stories came from real life, from my concerns about what was happening in the world.

Michael Foreman

LifeChildrenWritingWorldClassic

I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession.

John Steinbeck

GratefulLionI AmPrideOutRoar

Keeping our eyes on journey's end is what we need - the place where we see at last the world that is greater than the world, the new creation that cannot be contained in present thought or social order or piety.

Rowan Williams

JourneyEyesWorldThoughtEndNew

No one is depressed when they're asleep, which is why being in bed is such a safe place if you're really down.

Michael Redhill

YouDownPlaceBedWhySafe

We want our marriage to be a triumph, not a tragedy.

Joyce Meyer

MarriageTragedyWantTriumphOur

Basically, in 'American Pie,' things are heading in the wrong direction. It is becoming less ideal, less idyllic. I don't know whether you consider that wrong or right, but it is a morality song in a sense.

Don McLean

SongDirectionAmericanYouWrong

Now is a good time, 10 years ago would have been a good time, and 10 years from now it will still be a good time to see a dynamic, entertaining movie that's wall-to-wall Miles Davis where the music will hopefully spark some desire to know more about the man.

Don Cheadle

GoodMusicTimeManSparkKnow

In our culture, good looks are so important, and today he'd head straight for a plastic surgeon, but in Cyrano's time, the nose was who he was, and it didn't matter that he was a brilliant poet, a brilliant swordsman, a brilliant man. His nose defined him.

Douglas Hodge

GoodTodayTimeCultureManLooks

Book clubs, both online and in person, have become a large percentage of the reading public, and many of them won't consider reading books in hardcover.

Christina Baker Kline

BookReadingPersonBecomeBooks

What's the deal with Johnny Damon? He can't hit. He can't catch. He can't throw. He's sort of the five-tool guy... without any of the tools!

Sherrod Brown

ToolsWithoutCatchGuyDealThrow

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms of science fiction. It set the pace for what is essentially urban science fiction, urban future and it's why I've never re-visited that area because I feel I've done it.

Ridley Scott

FutureScienceFeelYearDoneThree

Whenever there's a role that scares me, I get panicked and nervous. I know that greatness might come because I'm going to get out of my own element and comfort zone.

Moran Atias

GreatnessMeComfort ZoneComfort

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