Edgar Allan Poe Quotes

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed.

Edgar Allan Poe

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849

Topics

ObscureOutPointBecauseCase

The people who are competing business-wise out there want what other successful labels and artists have. I don't want what they have; I want my own path, my own sound, my own identity. Record labels care nothing about identity or artistic freedom, they want good business.

Joe Nichols

GoodBusinessFreedomPathIdentity

No one will expect the British Government or the Government of India to give way to threats of violence, disorder and chaos; and, indeed, representatives of large sections of Indian opinion have expressly warned us that we must not do so.

Stafford Cripps

GovernmentChaosOpinionViolenceUs

When the folks at Holiday Inn Express handed me a pancake with my very own face on it, I knew I had finally made it. Then, I grabbed a knife and fork, and tucked into my face. And I'm happy to report: I'm delicious.

Rob Riggle

HappyMeFaceHolidayKnifeOwn

A limited government is much more likely to be a competent government.

Ron DeSantis

GovernmentMoreLimited Government

You grow up a bit damaged or broken then you have some success but you don't know how to feel good about the work you're doing or the life you're leading.

Johnny Depp

LifeWorkSuccessGoodBrokenGrow

I knew I needed to find a way to stay out of trouble and to have good grades to be able to stand out.

Chris Harris, Jr.

GoodStandFindGradesTroubleWay

Understanding motivation is one of the most important things we can do in our lives, because it has such a bearing on why we do the things we do and whether we enjoy them or not.

Clayton M. Christensen

MotivationUnderstandingEnjoyWhy

I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible.

Claire Forlani

SmokingLookActorPossibleAway

Digital world is changing its home, and I am in search of an evolution that exists beyond the digital world.

Pranav Mistry

HomeI AmWorldSearchEvolutionAm

Having a strong race lens means you understand racism is threaded through and institutionalized in all of our systems and our very perceptions, threaded through how someone looks at you, treats you, thinks about you and your potential.

Pramila Jayapal

RacismStrongPotentialSomeoneYou

Fat people are so rarely included in visual culture that fat is perceived as a blot on the landscape of sleek and slim.

Susie Orbach

CulturePeopleFatLandscapeVisual

I could have done a lot of things on TV, but I don't want to be recognised in the street. I'm not ready to feel that sort of embarrassment.

Sylvie Guillem

FeelReadyDoneWantStreetThings

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