Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes

It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 8, 1841 - March 6, 1935

Topics

EducationTimeMeMoreNeedObscure

I'm not always as disciplined as I should be. I don't sit down and write every day, but I should.

Jenny Lewis

DayEvery DayDownWriteAlwaysSit

The primary goal of the so-called nonfiction text is to relay the facts of an event - the facts about a person, the facts of history - which is not why I turned to this genre.

John D'Agata

HistoryFactsGoalPersonWhyText

Especially during the first nine months, there was so much going on with trying to hire 55 people to run the city, it was hard to imagine any honeymoon.

John Hickenlooper

PeopleCityTryingRunFirstHard

When writing for a mass audience, put a fact in every sentence.

Michael Hastings

WritingAudienceFactEveryMass

No matter when or where, always bring your 'A' game, because you never know when it will open doors for you.

Simon Sinek

GameDoorsYouKnowMatterNever

If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results.

Tony Robbins

SomeoneYouFindResultsCopyWant

We romanticize the past with an illusion that we'd know how we'd fit.

Robin Weigert

PastIllusionKnowFitHow

I was born in Springfield and raised in West Springfield. My father ran a dry cleaning business and was a salesman.

Mike Scully

FatherBusinessBornCleaningWest

People who hate me call me a Twitter troll, which is laughable given my extensive body of work, which you can find on Amazon in the form of books like 'Gorilla Mindset' and my documentary on free speech, 'Silenced.'

Mike Cernovich

WorkHatePeopleMeFreeMindset

The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied.

Lucretius

LiveMindWealthWantNeverContent

My mother was crazy.

Logic

MotherCrazy

I remember watching Robert Powell many years ago. He did 'Jesus of Nazareth,' and I remember thinking that was probably my favorite. Once I got the role, I didn't want to watch anything, because it only influences what you do.

Juan Pablo Di Pace

ThinkingRememberYouWantWatching

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