W. H. Davies Quotes

I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged conversation.

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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Hope is not a form of guarantee; it's a form of energy, and very frequently that energy is strongest in circumstances that are very dark.

John Berger

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I'm not entangled in shaping my work according to other people's views of how I should have done it.

Toni Morrison

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It's not only inhumane to treat Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens. It's deeply un-American.

Tom Perez

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I think honest communication, no matter where it comes from, is positive for a relationship.

Ron White

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We're so lucky to take being alive for granted.

Milana Vayntrub

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I see myself as half country boy and half city boy, so I need both to balance me out. I couldn't spend all of my time in either place.

Johnny Iuzzini

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I'm an entertainer. I get up on stage and I try to make people enjoy my music, and that political arena - I'm going to stay out of it, right out.

Donny Osmond

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When a horse offers their face to you, they're interested in what you are, what you're doing. They're paying attention.

Brady Jandreau

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My writing day has grown shorter as I've aged, although it seems to produce the same number of pages.

Anne Tyler

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When I think of Afropunk, I think of the best of the best. I think of, like, D'Angelo.

SZA

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I am very comfortable with the idea that we can override biology with free will.

Richard Dawkins

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I have nothing against younger women and older men on screen. What is sad is that so many women over 40 who have so much to give aren't being considered to play opposite men their own age or younger.

Rene Russo

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