Frederick Douglass Narrative Education Quotes & Sayings

Like buried treasures, the outposts of the universe have beckoned to the adventurous from immemorial times ... — George Ellery Hale

To what extent the machine abases us. - The machine is impersonal, it deprives the piece of work of its pride, of the individual goodness and faultiness that adheres to all work done by a machine - that is to say, of its little bit of humanity. In earlier times all purchasing from artisans was a bestowing of a distinction on individuals, and the things with which we surrounded ourselves were the insignia of these distinctions: household furniture and clothing thus became symbols of mutual esteem and personal solidarity, whereas we now seem to live in the midst of nothing but anonymous and impersonal slavery. - We must not purchase the alleviation of work at too high price. — Friedrich Nietzsche

It was great as an actor to be given the story line I was given but I didn't expect Craig to stay so it was a lovely twist when I found out they'd decided to keep him. — Richard Fleeshman

It kind of cracks me up when people say I'm hot because I just think that that's a term that I don't have to deal with anymore. — Andie MacDowell

He didn't say much at our first meeting - nor at any of our meetings since, come to think of it - but left him into a room, and everyone in it seems to breathe a sigh of relief. I have never in my life had that effect on anyone; I can't imagine why not. — Mary Ann Shaffer

If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always. — Emanuel Ax

I don't know if I want to record together again. I go off and on it ... In the old days, when we needed an album, Paul and I got together and produced enough songs for it. Nowadays, there's three of us writing prolifically and trying to fit it all into one album. — John Lennon

We must face honestly the toll that anger and bitterness take on our lives. They are our enemies! The Bible says, An angry person stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins. — Billy Graham

I would dare say that most anyone in public life, if they stay in public long enough, is not treated fairly. — Vince McMahon

Great passions may give us a quickened sense of life, ecstasy and sorrow of love, the various forms of enthusiastic activity, disinterested or otherwise, which comes naturally to many of us. — Walter Pater

Callipygian. Having shapely buttocks. Nice one, Bridge. — Stephanie Perkins

At its worst human life is not tragic but unmeaning. The soul is broken, but life lingers on. As the will fails, the mask of tragedy falls aside. What remains is only suffering. The last sorrow cannot be told. If the dead could speak we would not understand them. We are wise to hold to the semblance of tragedy; the truth unveiled would only blind us. — John N. Gray

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil. — John Irving

taken Society and Economic Change, I assume?" Yes, but I assume you've never taken Poverty and Inequality. — Willa Thorne