Hans Christian Andersen Quotes

Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.

Hans Christian Andersen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: danish
  • Birth: April 2, 1805 - August 4, 1875

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DuckEggYouBornMatterSwan

I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.

Michael Bolton

LiveLookingYearsUsCommonWould

Some of these actresses or public personas who are very public about their disciplined diets, more power to them. I just don't see the point. I'm just not going to be one of those people photographed in a bikini where people are like, 'OMG, look at Amy!' I mean, it might be OMG, but not for the reasons I want.

Amy Adams

PowerPeopleLookWantMeanSee

I've lost count of the interviews I've done about my illness and its relationship to my ideas and writing.

Tony Judt

RelationshipIdeasWritingLostDone

I think I'm one of those people that kind of thinks everybody's got an identity, and maybe that's the core of their personality. But I think we change enough over the years that it's like a succession of different people.

Robin Sloan

ChangePersonalityIdentityPeople

There is nothing more important than a good, safe, secure home.

Rosalynn Carter

GoodHomeImportantNothingMore

Most of my memories of the Sixties are ones of optimism, high spirits and confidence.

Mary Quant

ConfidenceMemoriesOptimismSixties

I'm really a believer in being in situations that feel new and awkward and different. And I love that feeling of being in motion - that sense you find when you're traveling.

Doug Aitken

LoveFeelYouFeelingFindNew

I am interested in work that jumps boundaries, and that makes trouble. Part of me is comfortable with that: with being a bit of a troublemaker.

David Shields

WorkI AmMeTroubleComfortable

My main place is in Switzerland, but I live on a plane, really.

Christopher Lambert

LivePlaceSwitzerlandMainReally

Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.

Conor Oberst

GoodHeartVoiceBadScreaming

My besties do Victoria's Secret. I just don't do it.

Coco Rocha

SecretJustVictoria's Secret

We must never lose sight of the fact that the law has a moral foundation, and we must never fail to ask ourselves not only what the law is, but what the law should be.

Anthony Kennedy

LawFoundationLoseMoralNeverAsk

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