Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GreatCallingEveryGreatlyPursued

The Spanish Empire eventually collapsed because of its expensive taste for warfare and conquest.

Robert Kiyosaki

TasteExpensiveEmpireBecause

I think, honestly, that a lot of people think I'm sad and dark all the time, because of the music I have made. But there's a huge part of my personality that's really energetic, outgoing and goofy.

Skylar Grey

MusicSadTimePersonalityPeople

I would like to be a great artist. I would quit pitching if I could paint like Monet or Rousseau. But I can't. What I can do is pitch, and I can do that very well.

Tom Seaver

GreatArtistI CanQuitPitching

I'm so drastically independent; I don't tend to flourish in relationships.

Julia Butterfly Hill

IndependentRelationshipsFlourish

I take ownership of every mistake I've ever made.

Jon Runyan

MistakeOwnershipTakeMadeEvery

The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.

Arnold H. Glasow

ScienceOpinionFactsStrongerFewer

I have a very non-existent, dysfunctional relationship with my biological mother.

Antoni Porowski

MotherRelationshipDysfunctional

If we are going to have to worry all the time that we might offend some students' sensibilities, we are not going to be able to teach in a way that actually matters. We're not going to be able to teach about sex, gender, race, religion, or violence.

Alice Dreger

TimeReligionWorryGenderViolence

I have my strong faith, respect, and belief in Rajamouli sir. The fact that he believed I could play 'Baahubali' was huge for me.

Prabhas

FaithRespectMeStrongPlayBelief

I have family obligations and all that stuff. I get my kids six weeks in the summer, which is a real intense period of time. I'm with them every minute of the day.

Tom Berenger

FamilyTimeDaySummerRealGet

Radicals don't care about the institutions. They are looking for an ideological crusade. Traditions don't matter.

Norman Ornstein

LookingCareMatterTraditionsAbout

Are you the person who just wakes up, puts your T-shirt on and runs out of the house? Or do you wake up an hour early - get your mental notes together, fix you a little coffee... prepare yourself for the day and try to do something really great? It begins with you.

Rick Ross

GreatCoffeeDayTogetherYourself

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