Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes

I was an English major at Brown. I never enjoyed history classes.

Nathaniel Philbrick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 11, 1956

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HistoryNeverBrownEnglishEnjoyed

We salvage the bones of our lives every day, through small tragedies and big tragedies.

Jesmyn Ward

DaySmallEvery DayThroughBigOur

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.

Jesse Jackson

OpportunityWalkDoorsDrunkSwing

Chris Boardman was my first teammate and my first roommate. I saw him finish his career with an hour record and thought, 'Yeh, what a way to go out!'

Jens Voigt

ThoughtCareerGoWayFirstFinish

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

John Dryden

LawsPrincePossess

You can have some stable things in life, and so long as you're not away from those things for too long, they can help keep you grounded.

Suki Waterhouse

LifeHelpLongYouThingsGrounded

I'm not against anybody.

Mike Pence

AgainstAnybody

Moreover, only a strong and united scientific opinion imposing the intrinsic value of scientific progress on society at large can elicit the support of scientific inquiry by the general public.

Michael Polanyi

ProgressValueSupportOpinionOnly

If you tell children they are bad, that's what they believe they are and that's probably what they will become.

Louise Hart

ChildrenBelieveYouBadBecome

It's important to have people who will say to you that you're really off the beaten track.

Liz Phair

PeopleYouImportantSayWillOff

Everybody in Spain is sick of me. But in America, there's curiosity about the new kid on the block who doesn't speak English very well. The attention makes me feel vulnerable, which is something I hadn't felt in a while. But I like it.

Javier Bardem

MeCuriositySickSpeakAmericaNew

I want to appeal to everyone. Because I'm not saying I'm the best, but we the best.

DJ Khaled

BestSayingWantEveryoneBecause

What's going to make me happy is going on the court and holding up trophies, singles and doubles.

Serena Williams

HappyMeUpGoingTrophiesCourt

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