Isabella Bird Quotes

The Americans will never solve the Indian problem till the Indian is extinct. They have treated them after a fashion which has intensified their treachery and 'devilry' as enemies, and as friends reduces them to a degraded pauperism, devoid of the very first elements of civilization.

Isabella Bird

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 15, 1831 - October 7, 1904

Topics

FashionFriendsProblemCivilization

I hate music, especially when it's played.

Jimmy Durante

MusicHatePlayed

I became a human jukebox, learning all these songs I'd always known, discovering the basics of what I do. The cathartic part was in the essential act of singing. When is it that the voice becomes an elixir? It's during flirting, courtship, sex. Music's all that.

Jeff Buckley

LearningMusicSingingVoiceSex

Man is a child of his environment.

Shinichi Suzuki

ManChildEnvironmentHis

I think it is important to pass on the message to young people who are going through a difficult time with friends that it will pass.

Clemence Poesy

TimePeopleThinkFriendsYoung

I won't do things for money. I can't. So I'll hold out and say, in my mind, 'There's a really cool diner down the street from my house. They make really good pancakes; I'd be happy doing that.'

Brie Larson

GoodMoneyHappyMindBe HappyCool

The invention of money opened a new field to human avarice by giving rise to usury and the practice of lending money at interest while the owner passes a life of idleness.

Pliny the Elder

LifeMoneyPracticeGivingRiseNew

The payment for sins can be delayed. But they can't be avoided.

Shawn Ryan

PaymentSinsDelayedAvoided

I'm a pretty nice dude. I have fun, and people take it the wrong way.

Tyler, The Creator

FunPeopleHave FunWrongNiceWay

I haven't read a book in a very, very long time because, when I'm writing, I don't like to see other people's work. I don't want to see something great and not be able to use it, and I don't want to have any subconscious influences.

Tyler Perry

WorkGreatTimePeopleWritingBook

Tension is all about, 'Why is this taking so long?' The interesting thing about that is that it's also the tension of comedy. The tension of drama and comedy is similar, and that's why usually you can get a big laugh in a really tense moment because people need that release.

Noah Hawley

MomentPeopleLaughInterestingYou

It's a lot harder for an author that's unpublished to say, 'Hey, here's a new book.' There's nothing of theirs to read, so you don't know what it's going to be like. Kickstarter is great, but you also have to put your work out there whenever you can so you can build a reputation.

Ryan North

WorkGreatBookReputationYouKnow

If you feel that you're not getting enough out of a song, change the instrument - go from an acoustic to an electric or vice versa, or try an open tuning. Do something to shake it up.

Mark Knopfler

ChangeSongFeelEnoughYouGo

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