H. F. Ellis Quotes

The great writer finds style as the mystic finds God, in his own soul.

Where there is most labour there is not always most life.

Every ist writes his own autobiography.

The world's greatest thinkers have often been amateurs; for high thinking is the outcome of fine and independent living, and for that a professional chair offers no special opportunities.

The aesthetic pleasure of dance is a secondary reflection of the primary, vital joy of courtship.

The mother is really a more immediate parent than the father because one is born from the mother, and the first experience of any infant is the mother.

The greater part of our misfortunes are brought on by neglecting the chances that yesterday gave us.

Our own actions are the accidents of fortune that we sometimes place to the credit of luck or misfortune.

Books are the beehives of thought; laconics, the honey taken from them.

The rustling of the leaves is like a low hymn to nature.

Some few have a natural talent for office-bolding; very many for office-seeking.

Among all the accomplishments of life none are so important as refinement; it is not, like beauty, a gift of Nature, and can only be acquired by cultivation and practice.

To the lazy man the world appears bereft of all blessings; if poor, he has no friends; if rich, he has no ambition; he aims at nothing, and generally hits his mark.

The press should be the voice of the people, not of party.

Let us lend cheerfully, for the time is pretty sure to come when we will wish to borrow.

Do not pick up the pen unless you understand how heavy it is, and how long you may carry it for.

To me, pain means you're pushing your body to give you everything its got.

Everything is worth more when you have to earn it.

You don't need to be special to be awesome. You just need to do the work.

I am crazy but I found a way to steer it into ways I think are very productive.

Ghana is one of the countries in Western Africa that still has quite a few of their slave castles still standing.

If you have HIV, I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of. Get treatment and don't think that you're out of options or resources because you're not.

Knowing your HIV status is such an easy thing to do, but again, we've created this stigma around even going to get tested.

As a young, Black man in America, I look out and (realize) that our community is the most affected by HIV.

HIV is not a death sentence. It doesn't mean life's over. It means that life's going to be different, but you still get to have those moments that people who don't have HIV experience.

Washington's task was to transform the improbable into the inevitable.

I would say readers can trust my work more than anyone else's.

...the very notion that a candidate should openly solicit votes violated the principled presumption that such behavior itself represented a confession of unworthiness for national office.

I'm one of those people that believes you should start writing before you think you're ready.

I believe I am an honorable man.

Adele is so great! I love "Someone Like You"! Everyone is just raving about it. What's so nice about it - and a lot of her songs - is it just takes it back to basics.

Courage is leaning into the doubts and fears to do what you know is right even when it doesn't feel natural or safe.

Professional accountability is a good thing. Without it, excellence is merely a pipe dream and even average performance isn't a realistic expectation.

Affirming others isn't 'flattering' them-it's when you genuinely and consistently acknowledge their efforts and accomplishments, both large and small. Make affirmation a habit and watch what happens!

As is often the case with children, the rule of 'monkey see, monkey do' plays out in the workplace. It's hard to be good role model, and it's one of the greatest challenges of leadership.

Few questions make long friends in the hills.

My personal sense of humor is edgy, I would say more cable-like: words you're not allowed to say, ideas that the majority of people might say, "That's too risqué for me."

It's fun to be debaucherous and the worst version of yourself.

I'm not good at reading reviews and things like that.

I'm not good at going on the internet and trolling around and finding information.

A few months post-baby is not the easiest time to pull out your best yoga poses.

I love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene.

Rihanna and makeup gets me into LaLa Land.

I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything.

But no one told me that when you're in the military, they own you.

I'd always dabbled in acting.

With 'True Blood,' you don't know what to expect. You don't know how wild it's gonna get.

My body is but wax and wick for flame. When the candle burns out, the light shines elsewhere.

Name yourself in your heart and know who you are.

In my heart are the deeds my body has done and my heart has been weighed in the balance.