English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Townsend Harris Quotes

Townsend Harris quote: "The United States have no possessions in the east and do not..."

The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries do.

Townsend Harris

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Raymond Chandler quote: "Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence..."
Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency. Raymond Chandler
Michael Dorn quote: "I have not been recognized."
I have not been recognized. Michael Dorn
If it had been easy for Romeo to get to Juliet, nobody would have cared. Same goes for Cyrano and Don Quixote and Gatsby and their respective paramours. What captures the imagination is watching men throw themselves at a brick wall over and over again, and wondering if this is the time that they won't be able to get back up. Jodi Picoult
In the past 3-4 years I've developed a habit of keeping numerous small cassette recorders in my house and in a bag with me so that I'm able to commit to tape memory song ideas on a constant basis. Dwight Yoakam
Nelson Algren quote: "Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring."
Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring. Nelson Algren
Ivan Turgenev quote: "What's this?' she asked. 'Is it a sphinx?' Yes,' he answered,..."
What's this?' she asked. 'Is it a sphinx?' Yes,' he answered, 'and the sphinx is you. Ivan Turgenev
If you approach an opera as though it were something that always went a certain way, that's what you get. I approach an opera as though I didn't know it. Sarah Caldwell
Every liberal in the country must watch Fox News for one year, and every conservative in the country must watch MSNBC for one year. (Middle-of-the-roaders could stick with CSI) Stephen King
L. M. Montgomery quote: "I have a little brown cocoon of an idea that may possibly..."
I have a little brown cocoon of an idea that may possibly expand into a magnificent moth of fulfilmen? L. M. Montgomery
The fact is that in order to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can. Sydney Smith
The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream. Azar Nafisi
Rafael Nadal quote: "I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have..."
I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me. Rafael Nadal
Marcus Tullius Cicero quote: "A mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of..."
A mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of time nor washed away by any waters. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Of the value traps, the most widespread and pernicious is value rigidity. This is an inability to revalue what one sees because of commitment to previous values. In motorcycle maintenance, you MUST rediscover what you do as you go. Rigid values makes this impossible. Robert M. Pirsig
Bob Woodward quote: "I believe there's too little patience and context to many of..."
I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television. Bob Woodward