Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WisdomPowerGreatWellMustBefore

Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

YouKnowSayHimDividedTill

Whenever you can get a competitive, first-grade person to join your team, you never know what happens.

Robert Kraft

TeamYouPersonKnowNeverGet

We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring.

Michael Bloomberg

WorldFinancialWillBringCompete

I didn't say I wouldn't go into ghetto areas. I've been in many of them and to some extent I would say this; if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

Spiro T. Agnew

CityYouGhettoGoSaySeen

I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings.'

Tom Perrotta

EarlyLordRingsBecauseKnownAlso

We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture.

Robin Williams

NightFurnitureGayBrokeOtherHad

I dislike arrogant men and diva behavior in either gender.

Robin Wright

MenBehaviorGenderDivaDislike

Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom which they have not sufficient virtue to struggle to attain.

Mary Wollstonecraft

WomenFreedomMomentStruggleEnjoy

Why do people refuse to vaccinate their children against measles or whooping cough? In many cases, because they have never seen measles and have no idea what it might do.

Michael Specter

ChildrenPeopleWhyNeverAgainst

Whether it has been supporting Corby's new free school, or fighting for the truth on the Cube overspend and land development deals, or striving to protect the East Northamptonshire countryside, in my work as the local MP I have always been struck, as I said in my maiden speech, by the pride people have in our area.

Louise Mensch

WorkTruthSchoolPeopleFreePride

I think everyone who makes movies should be forced to do television. Because you have to finish. You have to get it done, and there are a lot of decisions made just for the sake of making decisions. You do something because it's efficient and because it gets the story told and it connects to the audience.

Joss Whedon

StoryThinkDecisionsYouTelevision

A vest, as a clothing item, always makes a statement, but depending on context, those declarations vary a great deal.

Josh Gondelman

GreatAlwaysClothingContextDeal

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