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A. E. Housman Quotes

Experience has taught me, when I am shaving of a morning, to keep watch over my thoughts, because, if a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.

A. E. Housman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: english
Birth: March 26, 1859 - April 30, 1936

Topics

Morning Experience Poetry Memory Me

For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.

Jena Malone

Yourself Child Listening Place New

My mother came from St. Thomas. I heard that melody and all I did was actually adapt it. I made my adaptation of sort of an island traditional melody. It did become sort of my trademark tune.

Sonny Rollins

Mother Adapt Island Become Melody

I've always been interested in UFOs.

Steven Spielberg

Always Been Interested

I prefer writing originals.

Tony Gilroy

Writing Prefer Originals

I am ready to sacrifice everything in completing the unfinished agenda of our noble jihad... until there is no bloodshed in Afghanistan and Islam becomes a way of life for our people.

Mohammed Omar

Life Sacrifice I Am People Ready

Albanians love topiary and fancy doors. They speak Albanian, an Indo-European language with traces of Greek and Latin - and the lek is their monetary denomination, which trades at one hundred to one on the dollar. Their food is excellent, a melange of Greek, Turkish, and Italian cuisine, all very fresh and legume-y.

Michael Paterniti

Love Food Speak Language Doors

My dad liked how January went with Jones. My sisters' names are Jina and Jacey Jones.

January Jones

January Names How Sisters Liked Dad

The opportunism of electoral politics makes people lie to each other.

Boots Riley

Politics Lie People Electoral Makes

I wasn't the most confident of cooks, but I just persevered, and I wanted to learn, and I wanted to be a sponge, and I wanted to be better than the next person, and I wanted to learn as much as I could, so I just kept pushing, and it took me a long time actually to be confident in my technique and my ability as a cook.

April Bloomfield

Time Me Confident Better Learn Long

The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.

Plautus

Man Rich Partnership Poor Poor Man

I was just, as a child, very different from the others, and didn't really care what they thought because you know, a child doesn't really have inhibitions; you sort of gain your inhibitions later.

Philip Treacy

Child Thought Care You Know Others

Having a sweet, wide-eyed, awkward character is more charming and allows for more range. If you come from anger, you're going to reach a ceiling very quickly.

Toks Olagundoye

Character Anger Sweet Reach You