“Was genius ever ungrateful? Mere talents are dry leaves, tossed up and down by gusts of passion, and scattered and swept away; but, Genius lies on the bosom of Memory, and Gratitude at her feet.” LyingPassionMemoriesFeetTalentGeniusGratitudeMereDryUp And DownBosomsUngratefulSwept AwayDry Leaves Book:Imaginary Conversations: Dialogues of literary men. Dialogues of famous women. Miscellaneous dialogues Source: Imaginary Conversations: Dialogues of literary men. Dialogues of famous women. Miscellaneous dialogues
“It was in India that I started my acting career, courtesy of my parents, long before I set foot on stage in England. They headed a company of travelling players performing Shakespeare up and down the land.” LongParentActingCompanyCareersPlayerFeetLandStageIndiaEnglandPerformingCourtesyUp And Down Author:Felicity Kendal
“I think that the board is a lot more intuitive than people assume. You get on it and all you have to do is put one foot on the tail and one foot on the nose and rock it up and down and that will get you into the tricks or wheelies or manuals. It's not about the balance so much as it is about the timing.” PeopleThinkingFeetRocksBalanceDown AndAssumingTricksNosesBoardsTimingTailsIntuitiveUp And DownManuals Author:Tony Hawk
“We [Frisch and Lise Meitner] walked up and down in the snow, I on skis and she on foot (she said and proved that she could get along just as fast that way), and gradually the idea took shape that this was no chipping or cracking of the nucleus but rather a process to be explained by Bohr's idea that the nucleus was like a liquid drop; such a drop might elongate and divide itself.” WaySaidIdeasMightProcessFeetShapesSnowDividesUp And DownLiquidSkisNucleus Author:Otto Robert Frisch
“I wiggle my shoulders, I shake my legs, I walk up and down the stage, I hop around on one foot. But I never bump and grind. Why, that's vulgar. I'd never do anything vulgar before an audience. My mother would never allow it.” MotherWalksAudienceFeetStageLegsShouldersShakesHopsVulgarUp And DownGrindBumps Author:Elvis Presley