“When told by a helpful aide that his flies were undone he replied 'Young man, there is no harm in leaving the cage door open if the bird is dead!” IfsMenYoungDoorsBirdLeavingHarmYoung ManHelpfulCagesUndone Author:Winston Churchill
“All the lessons learned, unlearned; The young, who learned to read, now blind, Their eyes with an archaic film; The peasant relapses to a stumbling tune, Following the donkey's bray; These only remember to forget. But somewhere some word presses, On the high door of a skull and in some corner, Of an irrefrangible eye, Some old man memory jumps to a child - Spark from the days of energy. And the child hoards it like a bitter toy.” MenChildrenEyeRememberFilmYoungEnergyMemoriesForgetDoorsLessonsBlindPressesFollowingCornersBitterTunesOld ManSparksToysPeasantsSkullsStumblingDonkeyLesson LearnedRelapse Author:Stephen Spender
“... when the locked door opens, and there comes in a young woman, deadly pale, and with long fair hair, who glides to the fire, and sits down in the chair we have left there, wringing her hands.” LongHandsYoungLeftFireDoorsHairFairsChairsLockedPaleYoung WomenSpookyLocked Doors Book:A Christmas Treasury Source: A Christmas Treasury
“Babies learn most of what they know from interactions with their parents, but not of the formal, instructional variety. Babies learn from spontaneous, everyday events--the mailman at the door with a package to open...all of which need adult interpretation. They are real events of interest and concern to babies and young children....By contrast, infant education is artificial and out of context.” KnowsNeedsChildrenRealYoungParentInterestEducationDoorsEventsBabyAdultsConcernEverydayVarietyInterpretationContrastArtificialInteractionFormalSpontaneousInfantPackagesYoung ChildrenOf ContextMailman Author:Sandra Scarr
“I try to sit down at night before they go to bed and read the Bible with them and do little devotionals and pray with them. I think if you instill it in them when they are young, they'll remember when they grow up. I raise them in church. When the doors are open, I want to be there. My kids love to go. So does my wife.” IfsThinkingWantTryingLittlesDoeKidsRememberYoungNightGrowsChurchGrowing UpWifeDoorsPrayingBedRaisesMy WifeRemember WhenInstillKids Love Author:Andy Pettitte
“Are we lost, or are we found at last? On earth we strive for our various needs, because so goes the fundamental law of man. Aloft, at least for a little while, the needs disappear. Likewise the striving. In the thoughts of man aloft, food and evil become mixed and sometimes reversed. This is the open door to wisdom. Aloft, the earth is ancient and man is young, regardless of his numbers, for there, aloft he may reaffirm his suspicions that he may not be so very much. This is the gateway to humility.” MenNeedsMayLittlesSometimesEarthLastsLawYoungEvilFoundLostNumbersDoorsHumilityFundamentalsStriveAncientVariousDisappearFlightAviationSuspicionGateways Author:Ernest K. Gann
“I plead guilty to that when I was young pastor. In one of my churches I changed so much, one old wag said I'd changed everything in the church except the signs on the bathroom doors! I could have used a little more wisdom. And common sense.” LittlesSaidYoungUsedChurchCommonDoorsChangedCommon SenseGuiltyPastorBathroomWags Author:Jerry Vines
“We, as humans, have actually developed a sense of social responsibility. We have gone beyond our basic instincts. We can and we do. This is what sets us apart from the chimps. They are extremely brutal and hostile. Your next door neighbor is to be killed unless she is a juicy young female, who hasn't yet had her first baby, in which case you want her.” WantFirstsHumansYoungNextSocialResponsibilityCasesGoneDoorsBabyFemaleInstinctNeighborBrutalSocial ResponsibilityHostileJuicyNext Door NeighborsFirst Baby Author:Jane Goodall
“The young man who closes the door behind him, who draws the curtains, and there in silence pleads with God for help, should first pour out his soul in gratitude for health, for friends, for loved ones, for the gospel, for the manifestations of God's existence. He should first count his many blessings and name them one by one.” MenShouldFirstsSoulHelpingYoungNamesBehindsExistenceSilenceDoorsHe ManGratitudeBlessingDrawsManifestationYoung ManLoved OnesCurtainsGratitude For HealthMany Blessings Author:David O. McKay
“Once scouting fully opens its doors to all who desire the same experience that so fully enriched me as a young person, I will be happy to reconsider a role on the advisory board.” PersonsYoungDesireRolesDoorsBoardsScoutingAdvisory Author:Steven Spielberg
“A picture book is a small door to the enormous world of the visual arts, and they're often the first art a young person sees.” WorldFirstsPersonsArtBookYoungDoorsEnormousVisualsVisual ArtPicture Books Author:Tomie dePaola
“We lived in a neighborhood that was too rich for us. When I was young, I had to deliver groceries to the homes of the kids I went to school with. I had to go to the back doors to make the deliveries. It was embarrassing. That was one thing out of a hundred.” HomeKidsSchoolYoungRichDoorsOne ThingHundredNeighborhoodEmbarrassingGroceriesDeliveryBack Doors Author:Rodney Dangerfield
“It's cute when you meet young boys and they're bright red and breathing like they've run up the stairs, but they're just sitting outside the door. I've had phone calls in the middle of the night when I stay at hotels.” RunningYoungNightBoysDoorsMiddleSittingRedPhonesBreathingCuteHotelStairsPhone CallsMiddle Of The Night Author:Cameron Diaz
“Making a film from the point of view of a young boy's eyes opened the door to another universe with lots of freedom and to explore a new dimension. This was achieved as I started doing things that were close to what exists in a child's universe.” ChildrenEyeFilmYoungUniverseViewsBoysDoorsPoint Of ViewDimensions Author:Alex Abreu
“The young people, they don't knock on the door politely and say "May I come in?" They barge in, they take your seat, and you're obsolete unless you recreate and somehow find grace somewhere else. Another profession may not be like that.” PeopleMayYoungGraceDoorsProfessionSeatsSomewhere ElseObsoleteBarges Author:Joan Chen
“I used to live at the Cecil Hotel, which was next door to Minton's [Playhouse]. We used to jam just about every night when we were off. Lester [Young], Don Byas and myself - we would meet there all the time and like, exchange ideas. It wasn't a battle, or anything. We were all friends. Most of the guys around then knew where I lived. If someone came in Minton's and started to play - well, they'd give me a ring, or come up and call me down. Either I'd take my horn down, or I'd go down and listen. Those were good days. Had a lot of fun then.” IfsGivingWellsIdeasPlayYoungUsedNightGuyNextFunDoorsBattleGive MeDown AndCome UpRingsHotelCall MeEvery NightHornsGood DayJamLester Young Author:Ben Webster
“When I was young, all the politicians looked like ancient Latin teachers or greengrocers. They were mumbly, stumbly men with their hair blowing in their eyes, walking into trees, opening the wrong door. They had no idea how to present themselves.” MenIdeasEyeYoungTeacherDoorsTreeHairPoliticianWalkingAncientOpeningNo IdeaLatinHair Blowing Author:Dylan Moran
“I think people like Lena Dunham really opened up the door to what was possible, and they've inspired young women to go into filmmaking and writing and directing and acting in a way that maybe they didn't before, because now there is a path and there are jobs.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingJobsYoungActingPathDoorsInspiredFilmmakingYoung Women Author:Judd Apatow
“I was totally romanticizing the idea of Los Angeles when the Doors, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young were hanging out there.” IdeasYoungDoorsLos AngelesHanging Out Author:Lykke Li
“I wanted to create a film that hadn't been created yet. I studied film for many years. The Room is almost 20 years of my work. You see, I understand young people unlike the media. I don't expect people to love The Room 100% but I respect that people enjoy it and that maybe it opens certain doors for them. That's what makes me happy.” PeopleYearsWantedFilmYoungCertainEnjoyRoomsDoorsMediaMake Me Happy Author:Tommy Wiseau
“Without someone giving you a shot, opening a door, believing that your obsession is a real thing when you're young, you don't get the opportunity. Every single day I'm reminded of that.” GivingBelieveRealYoungOpportunityDoorsShotsObsessionOpeningReal Things Author:Ryan Seacrest
“I was young and ambitious and had the gift of dancing. I tried out for different things and the gift opened doors for me.” DifferentYoungDoorsDancingDifferent ThingsAmbitiousOpened Doors Author:Shonlock
“The standard is the standard and whomever walks in the door at the time I need a person in that position who can do that job with excellence and who understands my vision, if they can fulfill it, they got the job whether they're young, old, black, white, male or female.” IfsNeedsPersonsJobsYoungBlackCan DoWhiteWalksVisionDoorsPositionStandardsFemaleExcellenceMalesBlack White Author:T. D. Jakes
“I would not wear any clothes that had a brand name on them, and I only read books that were canonical. I wouldn't wear makeup, and I didn't like to let boys open the door for me because I felt like it was sexist. My heart was in the right place, but I was such a tiny dictator about it. It's embarrassing to me now because I was so rigid. It's such a rigid way of looking at the world. There's something very young about that mind-set.” WorldWayMindHeartBookYoungNamesFeltBoysDoorsMy HeartClothesTinyBrandsMakeupDictatorEmbarrassingRight PlaceSexistMind SetBrand Names Author:Zoe Kazan
“One of the greatest gifts my brother and I received from my mother was her love of literature and language. With their boundless energy, libraries open the door to these worlds and so many others. I urge young and old alike to embrace all that libraries have to offer.” WorldYoungMotherLiteratureEnergyLanguageDoorsBrotherOffersEmbraceLibraryMy BrotherUrgesBoundlessGreatest GiftsYoung And Old Author:Caroline Kennedy
“The Democrats have got to open the door to young people. Welcome them in and understand that it will be messy, that many young people are not professional politicians. The Democratic Party is going to have to adjust itself to their reality, rather than force young people to be adjusted to the Democratic leadership's reality.” PeopleRealityYoungForcePartyDoorsPoliticianDemocraticDemocratWelcomeDemocratic PartyMessyDemocratic Leadership Author:Bernie Sanders
“One thing that concerns me is that today's young women don't seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes no express statement about the equal citizenship stature of men and women. They know there are no closed doors anymore, and they may take for granted the rights that they have.” KnowsMenMaySeemsGovernmentCareTodayYoungRightsDoorsOne ThingEqualMen And WomenConcernFundamentalsInstrumentsStatementsGrantedYoung WomenCitizenshipStatureClosed Doors Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.” YoungDoorsHeardArgumentDoctorsSaintEvermore Book:The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Source: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
“I tell young comics, 'Do you want this badly enough? It's there. But you have to go get it. And if you think I'm going to give you the key to the lock of that door, there is no key, there is no lock, and there is no door.'” IfsThinkingWantGivingEnoughYoungDoorsKeysLocks Author:Jerry Lewis