Samuel Butler Quotes

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a prepared ground, but let them be bona fide falls in the rough and tumble of the world.

Samuel Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902

Topics

WorldLearnDoingGroundRoughYour

When I was 12, I was doing competitive jazz, tap and ballet in Michigan. The studio put the best dancers together, and I joined that. We always did really, really well in local competitions.

Jillian Rose Reed

BestTogetherDoingJazzAlways

While I'm leader, nothing will be off limits - there will not be one policy, one rule, one way of working which cannot be changed.

Johann Lamont

LeaderLimitsNothingWillWayRule

If my writing comes to a halt, I head to the shops: I find them very inspirational. And if I get into real trouble with my plot, I go out for a pizza with my husband.

Sophie Kinsella

InspirationalPizzaWritingHusband

The Beastie Boys are guys I loved before I met them, and when I got to know them, we started a magazine together, and we started making videos together, and a lot of it came out of us just cracking ourselves up, like going to the fake mustache store and buying fake mustaches.

Spike Jonze

TogetherFakeLovedKnowMustache

Often, farmers have difficulty finding secondary markets for their outgrades and have no choice but to leave fresh produce unharvested to rot in the field. Gleaning Network U.K. coordinates teams of volunteers with willing farmers across the U.K. to direct this fresh surplus produce to charities that redistribute it to people that need it most.

Tristram Stuart

PeopleFindingChoiceFarmersNeed

Performing on stage is my first love - it's why I wanted to be an actor in the first place - and 'Arcadia' is the highlight of my career so far. I love the intimacy of a live theatre audience - you can really squeeze every last drop out of each scene.

Tom Riley

LoveLiveTheatreYouCareerPlace

Life changed at 40 for me, as predicted by my acting teacher when I was leaving college. I became more hirable and more interesting... I'm not sure why.

Roger Bart

LifeTeacherCollegeMeInteresting

It's a good time for me, but it's only recently I've become comfortable in my job. At the start, it's hard having the nerve to call yourself an actor, let alone doing it. I gave myself two years after drama school, and if I didn't make it, then I'd give it up.

Ruth Wilson

GoodAloneTimeMyselfJobYourself

He considers me just a uterus with legs.

Mary Beth Whitehead

MeLegsJustHeConsiders

Popular music formed the soundtrack of my life.

Martin Scorsese

LifeMusicMy LifeSoundtrackFormed

I've met so many real heroes, people whose service has given me the life I'm lucky to live on U.S. soil.

Luke Rockhold

LifeLiveServicePeopleMeSoil

I got to play a real D-bag lawyer, and comb my hair really awfully and kiss Emma Stone, so it was a really wonderful day on set.

Josh Groban

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