Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 4, 1804 - May 19, 1864

Topics

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The reason this resolution was delayed had nothing to do with anything Karl did or failed to do.

Robert Luskin

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It's cool for me because I'm a director, but I'm also a teacher. I'm a lover of cinema, and I love working with people who are hungry and have the energy to really do better work.

John Singleton

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Every time I write a song I feel really lucky and kind of surprised. Not surprised that I wrote it, but just surprised that things exist that you don't know about.

Amos Lee

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Grief is a room without doors - but somehow, with its tinsel and cliches, Christmas finds a way in.

Simon Van Booy

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For so many years, I was trying to beat my hair into submission, trying to get it to look like someone else's hair, and I didn't know how. I remember going through a phase where I even put beer in my hair, because I was told that would make it smooth and curly.

Tracee Ellis Ross

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Who I love reading is Jordan Mechner, who wrote 'Prince of Persia.' He put all his journals while he was writing 'Prince of Persia' online.

Mike Krieger

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Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.

Mitch Kapor

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I don't want costumes and makeup between me and the audience - I want more direct communication. There's something for me about being honest on stage, and I'm at my most honest when I'm behind a piano. So I prefer my concert performances.

Jason Robert Brown

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What is important is that you're honest with the American people.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

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It's very hard for all of us, when we've committed ourselves to a particular interpretation, to change our minds.

Donald Johanson

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I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.

Chuck Schumer

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'Farscape' is a fabulous vehicle for looking at ethical, moral, political, and social issues.

Bonnie Hammer

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