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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quotes

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Past Man Thought Run Him Master

I was quite nerdy at school. I skipped a year and won a scholarship in chemistry.

School Year Scholarship Chemistry

Based on the science, you can make somewhat clear statements: The number of people who can survive on six hours of sleep without impairment is zero.

Science Sleep People Survive You

It's hard being bisexual, omnisexual, multisexual, whatever you want to call it, when people have their agenda and expect you to just represent their agenda.

Meshell Ndegeocello

People You Want Hard Whatever Call

I'm very proud to be a professional tennis player. I'm really happy to be doing something that I love. With this comes responsibility, and I am honored when I am told that I have inspired someone to play tennis.

Love Responsibility I Am Happy Proud

Usually, you get to interview that one girl who plays the sister on some Disney show - you interview that girl a lot - but sometimes, every once in a while, you get to interview a legend. I have interviewed some amazingly iconic people, including Michelle Obama, Oprah, Sidney Poitier and Judy Dench. These people are legit icons.

Girl People Sister Legend You Get

It's safe to say headphones is a good business.

Good Business Say Safe Headphones

Cinema is all about going back from shadow to light and back and forth: cinema is a place of transgression.

Light Shadow Back Cinema Place

For me, the world is a stage, and we are all playing the character we have chosen to play on that stage. It is the job of the photographer to capture the drama of the performance.

Character Job Me World Performance

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing. You have to be a salesman, and you have to get your players, particularly your leaders, to believe in what you're trying to accomplish on the basketball floor.

Confidence Basketball Believe Think

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.

Live Mind Prison Duty Out Well

Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something.

Norah O'Donnell

Persistence Reach Trying You Person

People come to me to write songs that will be successful for them, and they allow me the freedom to do so.

Freedom People Me Will Write Come

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