Francis Parkman Quotes

We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large parties were a few days in advance of us; and as we too supposed them to be Mormons, we had some apprehension of interruption.

Francis Parkman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 16, 1823 - November 8, 1893

Topics

TrailNowDaysUsSomeLarge

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

Jimmy Carter

FearAchievementYouMadHumanThen

When I was 8 years old, I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school.

Jet Li

LearningSchoolMeNothingCoach

I think good actors can sort of see into people and immediately you have a chemistry with them or not. It's like an affair with no mess. You don't actually consummate it, but you get to pretend, imagine what it would be like.

John Cusack

GoodPeopleThinkYouChemistrySee

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

John Masefield

SeaSkyShipLonelyDownGo

The good part of having six kids is, there's always one who wants to hug you and say, 'Daddy, I love you.'

John McEnroe

LoveGoodI Love YouYouHugSay

I was a modest, good-humoured boy. It is Oxford that has made me insufferable.

Max Beerbohm

MeBoyModestMadeOxford

It's not about how high you jump. It's about how high everyone else jumps.

Michael Israel

YouJumpEveryoneHighHowAbout

It is imperfection - not perfection - that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development.

Rita Levi-Montalcini

PerfectionBrainImperfectionEnd

Waiting is the great vocation of the dispossessed.

Mary Gordon

GreatWaitingVocationDispossessed

Truth, at the wrong time, can be dangerous.

Michael Ondaatje

TruthTimeWrongDangerous

I want to point out, there are a lot of politicians who enjoy the political end of politics, but they're not interested in governance. And then, there are some that are really interested in governance and are just terrible at politics.

Molly Ivins

PoliticsEndPoliticalEnjoyWant

I never was an amateur wrestler.

Chris Jericho

NeverAmateurWrestler

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