Rainer Maria Rilke Quotes

He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: December 4, 1875 - December 29, 1926

Topics

DogHumbleMirrorMatterInterest

Globalization doesn't have to be a bad thing as long as government provides us all with the tools to cope in a changing world.

John B. Larson

GovernmentWorldToolsLongBadUs

I can be much more creative with my menus in the casino cities. In New York, there are certain things I can't make. In Las Vegas, they're much more receptive. Rabbit, some seafoods - they won't necessarily do well in New York, but I'll try them in Las Vegas, and they'll be a success.

Joel Robuchon

SuccessCreativeNew YorkVegasNew

It's all about letting the story take over.

Robert Stone

StoryOverTakeAboutLetting

Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously don't want to put them in a flood plain, because if there's another flood, you're going to lose the mobile home.

Michael Chertoff

HomeRespectProblemsYouLoseWant

It feels so weird to be able to just kind of buy things when I want them or need them.

Amanda Hocking

WeirdWantKindNeedBuyThings

It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.

Alvin Toffler

BetterSideCautionDaringThanErr

I've said all along it's a humbling experience being at UCLA. Extremely proud, extremely blessed to be at an institution with all this tradition.

Steve Alford

ExperienceBlessedProudTradition

'The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

MusicGreatPeopleEntertainmentOut

I may be a living legend, but that sure don't help when I've got to change a flat tire.

Roy Orbison

FunnyChangeLegendHelpLivingMay

I think it's really unfortunate that academics have been sidelined in most important policy debates.

Juan Cole

ThinkImportantPolicyAcademics

The people I worked with were bigger than life. Once you put them on the screen, they were huge.

Bruce Dern

LifePeopleYouBiggerScreenThan

I remember serving in Vietnam in that war, and many of us at the major Lieutenant Colonel, colonel level were frustrated that no one in the U.S. wanted to debate it that way.

William Odom

WarRememberDebateWayServingUs

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