George Grey Quotes

On embarking to return we could perceive no sign of One Tree Island; and as we swept down towards the sea the leafy top of a tree seen in the clear water under the boat was the only evidence of its existence; though a few hours ago it had formed so prominent an object.

George Grey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: leader
  • Nationality: new zealander
  • Birth: April 14, 1812 - September 19, 1898

Topics

SeaWaterTreeBoatDownIsland

I'm an enormous fan of people who have had a lot of faith in themselves, and been on a tremendous journey.

Joanna Trollope

JourneyFaithPeopleBeenWhoFan

Creativity does not stop just because you're over 50. Hollywood spits female actresses out after age 29, but you don't stop creating. If anything, you become wiser and even better.

Jenifer Lewis

AgeCreativityBetterYouStop

I never went through a gender identity problem, but I did with my sexuality.

Robert Lepage

IdentityGenderProblemNeverDid

The fact that the same symbolic programming primitives work for those as work for math kinds of things, I think, really validates the idea of symbolic programming being something pretty general.

Stephen Wolfram

WorkThinkSameProgrammingPretty

My mum is totally crazy for fashion still. Her job was as a laundress, but I loved it when she would dress up in her red suit with a mini jacket and flared trousers and get her wig fixed at the hairdresser's - it was the time of wigs - and we would go shopping.

Stefano Gabbana

TimeJobRedDressCrazyFashion

There's an art to asking questions. Briefings are valuable but normally communicate primarily what the subordinate leader wants you to know, and often the picture they provide is incomplete.

Stanley A. McChrystal

LeaderArtPictureQuestionsYou

I've had to accept that - that everyone cannot love me. Because when there's love, there's hate. When there's light, there's dark. But it was really hard to accept as an artist that there's a lot of people that hate me, but on the other side, there are many more people who love me. I think everyone goes through that.

RM

LoveLightHatePeopleMeThink

In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.

Josh Billings

AgeOld AgeYouthRunDifficulties

I'm pretty handy in the kitchen. But my wife's the real genius.

Chris Diamantopoulos

WifeKitchenGeniusRealPretty

As an actor, you express certain things because they need to be expressed, and then you don't really feel a need to do it again. I want to feel something else, you know?

Chiwetel Ejiofor

FeelYouKnowWantActorNeed

I never taste the wine first in restaurants, I just ask the waiter to pour.

Nigella Lawson

WineNeverAskFirstTasteJust

I love the way in which I make up dances. It's a complicated way and the product is usually clear. Clear and simple. I don't need everybody to know that there are all of these fabulous things going on. If you CAN see it, that's wonderful.

Mark Morris

LoveSimpleYouComplicatedKnow

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