E. B. White Quotes

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

E. B. White

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 11, 1899 - October 1, 1985

Topics

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I wanted to be a vet when I was little, so it never really dawned on me that acting was my career, it sort of chose me more than I chose it.

Jenna Ushkowitz

MeCareerActingMoreNeverLittle

These studies resulted eventually in a complete sequence analysis of the complex from several species, and in the atomic resolution structure of the F catalytic domain of the enzyme from bovine mitochondria, giving new insights into how ATP is made in the biological world.

John E. Walker

WorldResolutionGivingNewAnalysis

I always knew I would come to London. I loved Glasgow, but it seemed filled with echoes of my parents' lives, and sometimes you just want a city of your own.

Andrew O'Hagan

ParentsCityLovedYouSometimes

Ben and I live like hermits. The night of a concert, we'll be like, 'Do you think we can get tickets?' And everybody is like, 'No, why didn't you do this earlier?'

Melissa McCarthy

LiveNightThinkYouWhyConcert

All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough.

Angelina Jolie

WomenFunCoolToughSexySexuality

I prefer to work when there are people against whom I have to struggle.

Jean-Luc Godard

WorkStrugglePeopleAgainstWhom

I wouldn't change my childhood for anything. The Dutch are really nice people. The schools were great.

Stefflon Don

ChangeGreatChildhoodPeopleNice

I'm the black sheep.

Sienna Miller

BlackSheepBlack Sheep

I think mystery... allows us time to dream.

Robert Wilson

TimeThinkMysteryDreamUsI Think

I tell about some of the female characters from the Bible so girls can be inspired and empowered and uplifted.

Roma Downey

BibleTellInspiredEmpoweredSome

In America, the problems of poverty and low income, particularly for minorities, are disproportionately focused in the inner cities. Shining a spotlight on the businesses growing in these communities is proof that any community has the potential for entrepreneurship.

Michael Porter

CommunityProblemsPotentialAmerica

I get so antsy. When you're working, you're like, 'Oh my God, I'm so tired.' And then a hiatus starts, and you're off for three days, and you don't know what to do with yourself. You're never gonna have another job in your life, and you suck at acting. Your world comes tumbling down pretty quickly.

Chris Zylka

LifeGodJobYourselfTiredWorld

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