Adelbert von Chamisso Quotes

After a prosperous, but to me very wearisome, voyage, we came at last into port. Immediately on landing I got together my few effects; and, squeezing myself through the crowd, went into the nearest and humblest inn which first met my gaze.

Adelbert von Chamisso

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: January 30, 1781 - August 21, 1838

Topics

MyselfTogetherMeFirstGazePort

But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives.

Joan D. Vinge

IntelligenceSocietyHelpRecognition

Someday, I'll make a movie with a British accent.

Andie MacDowell

BritishSomedayMakeAccentMovie

Failure to pass TPP sends a big signal. The United States is backing off, backing away. That will create a huge void here.

Max Baucus

FailureCreateWillBigHereOff

I once took a ride to the beach in L.A., and all along the shore there were all these so-called jazz places. And I saw these college guys and session players playing this fusion Muzak stuff. It was just a lot of notes, and the more notes they played, the more it kept them from expressing anything. So I came back home and got out my Zeppelin albums.

Jeff Buckley

HomeBeachRideCollegeBackJazz

The first piece I ever collected was a Roy Lichtenstein: a sculpture called 'Surrealist Head II'. There was a waiting list. I remember Steve Martin wanted one, and I wanted one. I got the 'Surrealist Head', and I was thrilled.

Jeff Koons

WaitingRememberSculptureFirstGot

You see a lot of talented people, but you usually don't see talented people who, behind the scenes, know how to conduct themselves on a higher level.

Romeo Santos

PeopleYouKnowSeeLevelBehind

Rocker dudes don't have a lot of swagger.

Demi Lovato

SwaggerLotDudesRocker

In late 2004, I left my much-maligned home state of New Jersey for the supposedly greener pastures of Astoria, Queens. I'd finally be in the mix, living off the subway line, able to go from audition to audition during the day and from late night show to late night show in the wee hours of the morning.

Chris Gethard

HomeMorningDayNightLateLiving

There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was nothing demonstrating or showing that something was coming in the United States. If there had been something, we would have acted on it.

Condoleezza Rice

SilverNothingBulletSeptemberBeen

I'm near the beach, and I'm definitely a beach bum. For me, going to training and then going to the beach is kind of an escape for me to get away from everything and relax. It's really done wonders for me.

Brendan Schaub

BeachTrainingMeRelaxDoneEscape

You need to tell the truth to the audience, or they will throw a brick through the TV. They'll turn you off.

Bryan Cranston

TruthYouBrickWillNeedTurn

After 'Life Unexpected' ended, I wanted to do something that was completely different from Lux and that show. I wanted to be able to keep my fans, but not have them confused about who I was or what my character was.

Britt Robertson

LifeCharacterConfusedUnexpected

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