Edwin Markham Quotes

Every man on the planet should do some physical work: he should help in the bread-labor of mankind. He should also do some of the intellectual work: he should help in the thought-labor of mankind. In a word, every thinker should work, and every worker should think.

Edwin Markham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 23, 1852 - March 7, 1940

Topics

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The truth is very few of us are related to Napoleon or Cleopatra. Although, those are bad examples as I am actually descended from both of them.

Jim Piddock

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Creating the future means having a global vision and an extreme focus on the approachability of what we're creating.

Joe Gebbia

FutureVisionFocusCreatingGlobal

Being appointed as the next Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester is a completely overwhelming honour. This extraordinary orchestra and its wonderful musicians are unique in so many respects, and particularly in their creation of an exceptional sound world based on outstanding tradition that is, at its heart, inspirational.

Andris Nelsons

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In my district back in Texas, significant because we have a big solar panel production plant in Keller, Texas, we have a wind turbine plant in Gainesville, Texas, up in Cook Country.

Michael C. Burgess

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Without television and mass communication, that knowledge wouldn't exist. So I think it actually has the possibility of turning people into more understanding and more empathetic people.

John Warnock

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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention - but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it.

Stephen Merchant

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Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life.

Sonny Bono

LifeMy LifeWantMoreSeenThan

I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.

Sitting Bull

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At Berkeley I had my first encounter with real professional scientists.

Robert B. Laughlin

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I'm drawn to singers who have something different to say vocally, and Adele would be in there.

Rob Halford

SaySomethingDifferentWouldWho

I love the Country Music Hall of Fame. I don't think it's just a hall of fame and it's not just a museum. It's a schoolhouse. It's a place where people from all across the world can come and learn about this great genre that we're making a living out of.

Josh Turner

LoveMusicGreatPeopleWorldThink

My philosophy is simple: It's a down-home, common, horse-sense approach to things.

Dolly Parton

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