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Harold Acton Quotes

The biographies and autobiographies are on the whole more impressive than the fiction of the last two decades, but the freakish best sellers among them are least likely to withstand the test of time.

Harold Acton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: english
Birth: July 5, 1904 - 1994

Topics

Time Best Test More Two Fiction

My strongest audiences are in Germany and France - they stuck with me through my dark days in the '70s.

Joe Cocker

Me Dark Through Days France Stuck

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Science Art Religion Who Needs He

People are fascinating. They're so unique and I think what's more fascinating is the reason behind the physical characteristic, the enigma, that's where the gold dust is.

Andrea Riseborough

People Gold Think Unique More Dust

You don't cheat anybody out of their experience, whatever it is.

Andre Agassi

Experience You Whatever Out Cheat

I feel very honoured to be joining the Ferrari family and becoming a part of the most prestigious team in the history of Formula One.

Jean-Eric Vergne

Family History Team Feel Ferrari

I love to play. That's always been my passion.

Trombone Shorty

Love Passion Play Always Been

I had a ukulele when I was much younger. I have no idea what happened to it but I think that was part of it, just being inspired and wanting to try to play an instrument that, to me, sounded beautiful.

Tracy Chapman

Beautiful Me Think Play Try Ukulele

I have a spasm of envy for the person that was killed by a falling bookcase, as long as it doesn't happen prematurely.

Tom Stoppard

Long Envy Person Falling Happen

I've got no hamstring in the middle. I'm basically running on two hamstrings on my right leg and three on the other. That injury has probably changed my whole career. I've been compromised from the age of 19.

Michael Owen

Age Career Three Right Two Middle

I work hard, I will tell you that. I do a very low carb, high protein diet. I do Tracy Anderson, I do Body by Simone, I do Pilates, and I do Bikram Yoga.

Molly Sims

Work Work Hard Diet You Body Will

I started writing after the death of my grandfather - memories, poems, etc. It was very personal; for years I did not share my writing with anyone.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Memories Death Writing Grandfather

If you want to come fight the good fight to make a difference for people and to try to get the government back on track, where we govern from the middle and not from the extremes, then understand that it's a lonely road, and you're going to have a hard time.

Pete Gallego

Good Time Government Fight People