Walter Scott Quotes

A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.

Walter Scott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

KnowledgeHistoryLawyerMechanic

I am not against all forms of high-tech medicine. Drugs and surgeries have a secure place in the treatment of serious health conditions. But modern American medicine treats almost every health condition as if it were an emergency.

Andrew Weil

HealthI AmMedicineAmericanPlace

I was honored to have an opportunity to speak on August 28th, 1963.

John Lewis

OpportunitySpeakHonoredAugust

On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a complete review of the impact on morale and battle effectiveness of 'don't ask, don't tell' before we repeal it. That's my position now. Now they're trying to ram through a repeal without a - any kind of really realistic survey done.

John McCain

ImpactBattleTryingSaidDoneKind

I just love to act. I like to get away, totally play a different character, someone you can get really involved in knowing. I've gotten really involved in some characters and written down little summaries of where they live and what their families are like.

Amanda Peterson

LoveLiveCharacterSomeoneYouAct

We all need to look into the dark side of our nature - that's where the energy is, the passion. People are afraid of that because it holds pieces of us we're busy denying.

Sue Grafton

NaturePassionPeopleEnergyBusy

Dub has been a big influence in terms of production. It's inspired so many people and so much music - in terms of music where mixing desk was the instrument. Central to that is the echo chamber, and I think there's a little bit of a romantic thing there.

Mike D

MusicRomanticPeopleThinkDesk

For a country is not merely a piece of earth; it is, above all, a compendium of social, cultural, and historical factors which begin to acquire sense and order through the process of writing.

Juan Goytisolo

WritingProcessCountryEarthBegin

I believe that writers run out of material, I really do. I believe very strongly in the fact that when the natural time is up, writers actually do run out of material. To me it's black and white. When there's a song there's a song, when there's not there's not.

Brian Wilson

Black And WhiteTimeMeSongBelieve

I'm proud to be from Philadelphia.

Sherman Hemsley

ProudPhiladelphia

People can criticise me all day long. It just washes off me. You might as well be talking to a wall.

Noel Clarke

DayPeopleMeTalkingYouWall

Myth-making is absolutely necessary to create the simplified images that people live off.

Norman Davies

LivePeopleCreateOffNecessary

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.

Ric Ocasek

ChanceSomeoneHelpYouAskNeed

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