Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 24, 1878 - October 5, 1969

Topics

NatureLoveCourageBestStrong

I do not have to watch late-night television, watch a movie, to find out what combat is like.

John Glenn

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Being stronger really helped my game.

Andrew Benintendi

GameStrongerBeingReallyHelped

It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled sweets and a pantomime cow.

Mel Smith

GoodBusinessStartEndComedyYou

I'm never funnier than when I'm heartbroken or terrified.

Melanie Scrofano

NeverHeartbrokenThanFunnier

I try to avoid hairspray, gel, and heat as much as I can - I will use a pomade or a very heavy conditioner to style it the way that I want it.

Andra Day

StyleI CanWantWayTryHeat

I think it's very difficult, and people don't give enough credit to how hard it is to do in-game commentary. I'd have a lot of work to do, but I'd definitely be interested. I'm always interested in breaking down the game, and I'd love to see more females doing it.

Megan Rapinoe

WorkLovePeopleGameThinkCredit

America has been the country of my fond election from the age of thirteen, when I first saw it. I had the honour to hoist with my own hands the flag of freedom, the first time it was displayed, on the Delaware; and I have attended it with veneration ever since on the ocean.

John Paul Jones

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You can be happy, or you can be right. If you want to be part of a couple and win every argument, you're in trouble.

Steve Harvey

HappyBe HappyWinYouTroubleWant

What if I told you every single person in America - every single person on Earth - is African? With a small scrape of cells from the inside of anyone's cheek, the science of genetics can even prove it.

Spencer Wells

ScienceSmallAmericaYouEarth

More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions.

Simon Sinek

PeopleNegativeExpectationsBetter

I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.

Tracy Austin

WantRallyJustEvenHappenedLot

Maybe it's my age, but I know I look good, so I'm not going to look like another person suddenly because I don't have makeup on - same hair, same person.

Rita Moreno

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