Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quotes

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 29, 1809 - October 7, 1894

Topics

MindLogicInsanityAccurateOften

I didn't mind if they yelled at me, but when they came on the field, it was a different story.

Jimmy Piersall

MindMeStoryDifferentFieldCame

It is my writing dilemma. The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world, but at the same time harness it as a good story.

John le Carre

GoodTimeStruggleWritingWorld

Sleep deprivation robs you of mental strength and impairs your ability to deal with stressful events.

Amy Morin

StrengthSleepYouEventsAbility

I perform a role as per the requirements of the script. When it comes to work, I don't have any personal choice with regards to glam or de-glam. As an actor, I enjoy doing everything.

Sriti Jha

WorkDoingEnjoyChoicePersonal

The more you learn to love yourself, the better actor you will be. That's always going to be my training. Every part is, 'How can I learn to love myself more?'

Lucas Hedges

LoveMyselfYourselfTrainingBetter

What I read is so distorted that I cannot believe that the person they are talking about is myself.

Bob Kane

MyselfBelieveTalkingPersonCannot

I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in their professional and chronological lives.

Annie Potts

CharacterProfessionalActorWill

We are not a typical family that goes for a movie on Sunday or has dinner together every night. But we are strong as the Great Wall of China. Nothing can stop us from supporting one another and enduring each other's pain as well.

Alia Bhatt

FamilyGreatTogetherPainDinner

We stopped cleaning our houses with lemon water and vinegar like our mothers did, and we clean with chemicals. We're breathing chemicals, and then everyone wonders why cancer is the biggest killer.

Suzanne Somers

WaterCleaningWhyCleanBreathing

This question: 'How do I deal with a bully without becoming a thug in return?' has been with me ever since I was a child.

Scilla Elworthy

ChildMeThugQuestionWithoutBeen

I was always aware that this whole Earth is on overload.

Ridley Scott

EarthAlwaysWholeAwareOverload

If you assume away most or all of the questions or difficulties, you can persuade yourself of just about anything.

Richard N. Haass

YourselfQuestionsYouDifficulties

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