W. H. Davies Quotes

Summer boarders often left clothes behind, and of what use were they to the landladies, for no rag-and-bone man ever called at their houses. The truth of the matter was that in less than a week I was well dressed from head to foot, all of these things being voluntary offerings, when in quest of eatables.

W. H. Davies

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: welsh
  • Birth: July 3, 1871 - September 26, 1940

Topics

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I just feel like this guy who's visiting the music business over the weekend. Every time I write a song, I feel like it's never going to happen again.

John Grant

BusinessMusicTimeSongWeekend

On TV at night, I DVR lots of programs - I use it more like a magazine rack flipping through shows than actually watching them in full. 'Charlie Rose,' 'Meet the Press,' '60 Minutes' are musts for me. I also DVR 'NBC's Nightly News' and 'The Chris Matthews Show' on Sunday.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

MeRoseNightSundayNewsMeet

Somehow life doesn't always pay off to those who are most insistent.

Max Lerner

LifeAlwaysPayOffWhoMost

Our goal isn't to close Wal-Mart down. It is to make it a better, more humane company toward its employees and the communities it is in.

Robert Greenwald

BetterEmployeesGoalDownMoreOur

We shouldn't be undermining Medicare for those who need it most in order to give more tax cuts to those who need them least.

Ann McLane Kuster

TaxMoreNeedOrderGiveMost

I do hikes; I do swimming.

Stella Maxwell

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My mother was married to one of the greatest newsmen of all times. CNN was built out of his idealism and his recognition that, in a global age, we needed greater understanding of the world around us.

Troy Garity

MotherAgeWorldUnderstandingOut

How can we say we're for family values when so many women in the United States have to jeopardize their livelihood to take a few weeks off from work after giving birth? Should a man have to sacrifice his economic security to take care of his sick mother or his wife returning wounded from active duty?

Tom Perez

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My fans are so open-minded and trust that whatever I'm doing, in whatever moment of time, is the most accurate form of expression that I have to offer them. There are no expectations - only a journey which we all share together.

Mija

JourneyTimeMomentTrustTogether

I want to state unequivocally for the world, as well as for the markets, as well as for the American people: I have no doubt that we will not lose the full faith and credit of the United States.

Michele Bachmann

FaithPeopleWorldAmericanCredit

I think we need a lot less ideology around health care.

Jon Ossoff

HealthThinkCareNeedIdeologyLot

The street I lived on for the first handful of years of my life was lined with modest, lower-middle-class houses with small front yards and cracked driveways - your typical North Jersey neighborhood, with all the odd hidden darkness that that implies.

Chris Gethard

LifeDarknessSmallMy LifeStreet

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