Wendell Berry Quotes

We cannot comprehend what comprehends us.

Wendell Berry

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 5, 1934

Topics

UsCannotWe CannotComprehend

I know when I make a decision, I'm increasing my own personal work day.

Jerry Jones

WorkDecisionDayKnowPersonalOwn

I always think about myself as, like, a regular person. I want to be able to enjoy everything.

Joel Embiid

MyselfThinkEnjoyPersonWantAble

More people saw the pilot of 'Glee' than saw me in my entire 10-year career on Broadway.

Matthew Morrison

PeopleMeCareerPilotMoreSaw

At school, I wasn't as interested in mathematics. I did OK, but at the earliest point I could stop doing math, I stopped.

Matt Haig

MathematicsSchoolDoingStopPoint

We are a complex species to observe.

Jasmine Guy

ComplexObserveSpecies

Danger is cool.

Bryan Cranston

CoolDanger

Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.

Thomas Beecham

MusicGreatMemoryNeverMagical

My sister Kim is like Lucille Ball. She's magical in terms of her performance and her writing.

Marlon Wayans

SisterWritingPerformanceSheBall

Thousand got away to other countries; thousands returned to Spain tempted by false promises of kindness. By the tens of thousands, these Spaniards died of neglect in the concentration camps.

Martha Gellhorn

KindnessPromisesFalseConcentration

I think any actor can relate to the feeling of 'Just tag me in, coach, give me a chance.' Athletes go through the same thing. To be quite honest, most people in any job or career probably go though that, when you want a chance to prove what you can do, or somebody is taking away a chance at something you can do.

Justin Hartley

JobPeopleMeChanceThinkYou

I'm happy to belong to this group of top champions having excelled here.

Hermann Maier

HappyChampionsGroupTopBelong

The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

Erich Fromm

ScienceArtCreationCapacity

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