Washington Irving Quotes

I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.

Washington Irving

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859

Topics

I AmBelieveLossMy OwnAlwaysOwn

I mean, I feel like I've been pretending I was a werewolf since I was a little kid.

Joe Manganiello

FeelMeanKidPretendingLittle

The best word to describe my father? Thoughtful. There was a tender quality to Dad that his sense of fun could sometimes mask. But, above all, he was sensitive and looked out for those he loved.

Jennifer Grant

FatherBestQualityFunLovedMask

People sometimes say the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually, it's the way things happen to you in life that's unreal.

Andy Warhol

LifePeopleYouThings HappenMovies

What humans want is not just happiness. They want justice; they want meaning.

Martin Seligman

HappinessJusticeMeaningWantJust

People say people who spend too many years in prison don't know how to act when they get free. I don't know how I am going to act, how I am going to kill time, once I am not a fighter. Retirement scares me, and I have to think about how I am going to handle it.

Mirko Cro Cop

TimeI AmPeopleMeFreeThink

Everything is not on a plate for you at Saint Martins - it's about personality, about working out how to do it.

Louise Wilson

PersonalityYouEverythingOutPlate

No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.

Douglas Hurd

TimeWarMoreMilitaryWithoutMay

I was interested in the idea of celebrity... some very untalented people getting very successful and making a lot of money for not a lot of work, sometimes.

David Thewlis

WorkMoneyPeopleSometimesIdea

Political art expresses the cliches you agree with, unlike propaganda, which expresses the cliches you don't.

Brad Holland

ArtPoliticalYouPropagandaAgree

India, in particular, is looking to develop nuclear power for domestic, commercial use, and we should work with them. This is a good deal for both countries.

Bobby Jindal

WorkGoodPowerLookingIndiaDeal

We have built cities, developed industry and cultivated agriculture - we have transformed the State of Israel into an example and symbol for many other countries in the world.

Ariel Sharon

WorldAgricultureIndustryIsrael

A sense of the universe, a sense of the all, the nostalgia which seizes us when confronted by nature, beauty, music - these seem to be an expectation and awareness of a Great Presence.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

NatureBeautyMusicGreatUniverse

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