Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882

Topics

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There is no better illustration of that crisis than the fact that the president is openly violating our nation's laws by authorizing the NSA to engage in warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens.

John Conyers

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I hear filmmakers saying, 'I wanted to make to make a film about this issue, or this theme,' but I never start like that.

Andrea Arnold

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A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don't find it to have anything to do with strength.

Matthew Perry

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The reality is, because of access to film, you don't have a lot of black people who want to go behind the camera. We raise our children to want to be in front of the camera and shine, and that's on us.

Michael Ealy

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Once I had my son, I stopped shopping in stores because it's not an easy process to try on clothes - and I'm not an impulsive buyer. I need to do the dance in front of the mirror, the whole nine yards.

Solange Knowles

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I have an intense dislike for artificial society. In France, one could lead a free life - to do what one wanted to do without interference or criticism from one's neighbors.

Robert W. Service

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Some of us are only going to show our emotions while we're actually vulnerable. But that's what makes us human.

Miguel

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I had always been told cooking was a servant's job.

Michael Mina

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I joined the 800th MP Brigade when they were already deployed.

Janis Karpinski

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It was always a fantasy of mine growing up - my favorite program was always 'Little House on the Prairie' - so I always wanted to wear those looks. When I was a child, I wouldn't let my mom put me in anything but calico dresses and now... whaddaya know, every day I'm in a calico dress, basically, so it's kind of funny.

Chloe Sevigny

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It is important to find a publisher and equally important not to be noticed until your third or fourth book.

Colm Toibin

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My first obligation is my job. It's very hard to really get into campaign mode when you've got to focus on doing the work.

Claire McCaskill

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