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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quotes

Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Wind Thought Real Out Somebody

I tell my students that with a 200-page novel, you are going to write 100 pages that don't make the final cut. See it as an opportunity, although it took me a while to enjoy that 'lost in the woods' feeling.

Opportunity Me Woods Enjoy You Lost

There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty.

Life Change Peace World Believe

So something about that touched me, obviously, when I was young and it just stayed with me. I'm always amazed by that, because my experience seems to be so much different than what I'm told, so much of the time.

Andrew McCarthy

Time Experience Me Young Always

If House Republicans can't get border security right, who will trust them on the other bills?

Trust Border House Security Will

Let's summon the courage to insist on a minimal level of civic knowledge for the citizens empowered to decide our fate.

Knowledge Courage Fate Decide Civic

Every soccer player can be on the edge, at the limit, be the bad guy. We have to get used to it. Sometimes I am one of those.

I Am Bad Soccer Edge Sometimes Guy

I was so focused at 21, maybe to my own detriment because I didn't allow myself to have fun. I was constantly looking for the next audition and working to pay the bills.

Myself Fun Looking Have Fun Focused

I think if I could be any superhero, it'd probably be my mom... but I don't think I'd look too good in high heels, so it's not gonna happen.

Good Mom Think Look High Heels High

Integrity matters. What our fans think matters.

Jay Chandrasekhar

Integrity Think Matters Fans Our

I pray all Americans who have seen and felt the meltdown of America with the Obama years, to please fight for Donald Trump. He will not let us down.

Fight America Down Donald Trump Will

The English may love gardening and fishing, but they have never struck me as being close to nature. Their way of expression is 'the hollyhocks are awfully good' sort of thing, all done in very good taste. The savagery of nature is something they don't dwell upon.

Denholm Elliott

Nature Love Good Fishing Gardening

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

Cliches Prose Adjectives

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