Walter Scott Quotes

O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!

Walter Scott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: August 15, 1771 - September 21, 1832

Topics

WisdomFirstDeceiveWebTangled

There are some liberals eager to embrace a culture void of morals, but the majority of America is made up of honest, hard-working families who turned out in droves to protect the traditional way of life.

John Doolittle

LifeCultureMoralsAmericaWayOut

Ironically, since Obama was elected, for the first time in my life I'm sometimes not proud of my country.

Ann Coulter

LifeTimeProudMy LifeSometimes

Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.

John R. Allen

PlanningWeaknessNewMilitaryLarge

I'm a flower gardener.

Sissy Spacek

FlowerGardener

Nobody who cooks does it with full hair and makeup in front of a TV camera.

Trisha Yearwood

HairMakeupCameraNobodyWhoFront

I would argue that racism, for example, is a feature of machine learning - it's not a bug.

Trevor Paglen

LearningRacismExampleWouldArgue

Getting caught is the mother of invention.

Robert Byrne

MotherInventionCaughtGetting

I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and being fallacious - which is increasingly serious in a society where our work may have unpredictable consequences.

Robert Winston

WorkHumbleMistakesSocietyThink

A space station is a rangy monstrosity, a giant erector set built by a madman.

Mary Roach

SpaceSetGiantBuiltMadman

The size of the energy sector in Mexico is just so vast; it has an outsize impact on the rest of the Mexican economy.

Luis Videgaray Caso

EnergyRestImpactEconomySize

I get in my golf cart with my dogs, I have five dogs.

Delta Burke

GolfDogsGetFiveCartGolf Cart

It's important for the coach when you arrive to understand the players and to understand every single player's strength and their weakness.

Antonio Conte

StrengthWeaknessYouUnderstand

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