James Anthony Froude Quotes

Show me if I am wrong. It is easy to be mistaken. But do not tell me it is wicked of me to have thought all this, for it is not - I am certain it is not.

James Anthony Froude

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• Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?

  

  Barton Gellman
  • Why
  • Often
  • Flaws

• I kinda wanted to play receiver more.

  

  Victor Cruz
  • Play
  • Wanted
  • More

• The kind of classic pose of a female model is to look kind of sexy and a bit annoyed.

  

  Caitlin Moran
  • Kind
  • Model
  • Look

• Whereas, generally speaking, zinc reacts suitably only with the first members of the alkyl iodides, with magnesium it is possible to use bromides, iodides, and in many cases, chlorides.

  

  Victor Grignard
  • First
  • Possible
  • Speaking

• Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

  

  Madame de Stael
  • Power
  • Genius
  • Innocence

• In 2009, I served as AARP's Ambassador of Caregiving. With a producer and cameraman, I traveled the country for months, interviewing hundreds of caregivers.

  

  Gail Sheehy
  • Country
  • Ambassador

• We're a competitive family - we compete in everything we do: playing cards; if we're walking down the street, we want to be the first one down the block.

  

  Nate Robinson
  • Family
  • Want
  • Walking

• My mother took great relish in introducing me as 'This is my son - he's a doctor but not the kind that helps people.'

  

  Randy Pausch
  • People
  • Great
  • Mother

• Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt.

  

  Zig Ziglar
  • People
  • Money
  • Me

• The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.

  

  Oscar de la Renta
  • Women
  • Confidence
  • Kindness

• In no case can I permit myself to be a candidate of any party or yield myself to any party schemes.

  

  Zachary Taylor
  • Party
  • Myself
  • Yield

• I think one reason my books have found mainstream success is that they're written from a skeptical point of view.

  

  Dan Brown
  • Think
  • Success
  • View

• When Rakesh Roshan called me for 'Khoon Bhari Maang,' it was supposed to be a six month shoot, but I ended up staying for four years doing 12 films.

  

  Kabir Bedi
  • Films
  • Supposed
  • Staying

• Humor can inform and break down stigma, which is a huge issue in the military.

  

  Garry Trudeau
  • Military
  • Humor
  • Down

• My passion for music is one of my greatest loves.

  

  Naya Rivera
  • Music
  • Passion
  • Greatest

• When I think of Emily Dickinson, there's not one particular poem of hers that jumps out, but I do have a very vivid image of an ill woman with giant eyes who wants to write about the sun exploding.

  

  Mallory Ortberg
  • Eyes
  • Woman
  • Sun

• Country fans and country listeners deserve to have something better... a song that really has something to say, something that makes you feel something.

  

  Zac Brown Band
  • Country
  • Song
  • Better

• It's important to see how people see your work and how they feel about it. I know a lot of directors who are like, 'I never read reviews,' and I'm like, 'Yeah I can tell.'

  

  Xavier Dolan
  • People
  • Work
  • Important

• A work can be as powerful as it can be thought to be. Actual space is intrinsically more powerful and specific than paint on a flat surface.

  

  Donald Judd
  • Work
  • Space
  • Powerful

• I am, it is safe to say, not a practical man. The few attempts I've made to hammer in a nail have ended in broken thumbs, burst pipes, and water spraying everywhere with the house on fire.

  

  John Niven
  • House
  • Water
  • Fire

• I love doing period work, like all the trappings and the wigs and everything. It really helps when it's such a different world that you're immersing yourself in; it helps to get into the story, I think, and step into that different place.

  

  Joanna Going
  • World
  • Work
  • Different

• I'm a people lover. I love interacting with different people as I meet them, and I think people are one of God's greatest creations, I really do. They're interesting and intriguing.

  

  Gladys Knight Gladys Knight & The Pips
  • People
  • God
  • Different

• Show me if I am wrong. It is easy to be mistaken. But do not tell me it is wicked of me to have thought all this, for it is not - I am certain it is not.

  

  James Anthony Froude