George Borrow Quotes
If you must commit suicide – and there is no knowing to what people may be brought – always contrive to do it as decorously as possible; the decencies, whether of life or of death, should never be lost sight of.George Borrow
Quotes to Explore
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I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.
e. e. cummings -
There are so many more women and men who deserve opportunities. People of color. Period.
Octavia Spencer -
People are totally overusing LOL and a wink - and I'm very guilty of using the wink - that's probably my favourite emoticon to use because 'I'm being sarcastic, don't misinterpret; don't misconstrue; I'm just kidding.' Again, for as many benefits as it has, also picking up the phone and having a conversation speaks volumes.
Carly Pope -
In my flat in Chicago, I've got this big room with an office in the corner and a balcony so I can watch people go by.
Irvine Welsh -
We have the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. 'America, land of liberty and freedom?' You know, that's baloney. More than 2 million Americans are behind bars now. Communist China has four times the population and they have 1.5 million people behind bars.
Gary Johnson -
The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people's eyes before you even put out an album.
J. Cole
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
Barbara Sher -
Small change, small wonders - these are the currency of my endurance and ultimately of my life.
Barbara Kingsolver -
The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present.
Lane Kirkland -
It's one of the great tragedies of our contemporary life in America, that families fall apart. Almost everybody has that in common.
Sam Shepard -
I have had the most wonderful time on 'EastEnders' and I will miss you all. The show has changed my life and I want you all to continue the good work, because I'll be at home watching you.
Barbara Windsor -
We are working to understand the tastes of people born in the 1980s and 1990s - it is very different from my generation. We do our own research. Marketing research companies, I think, are relatively academic.
Zong Qinghou
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
Harold S. Geneen -
Neither, I must say with all due respect, is it the power of teachers and students. Basically the true and real power is with working people of all colors, of all beliefs, of all national origins.
Harry Bridges -
It's so inspiring to be around other people who have ideas you haven't thought of, and all of a sudden you're like, 'Wow! That's so amazing!' I definitely want everything I do to just get better and better.
Banks -
Music is part of the life of fashion, too.
Karl Lagerfeld -
My first novel - the novel I wrote before 'Midnight's Children' - feels, to me, now, very - I mean, I get embarrassed when I see people reading it. You know, there are some people who, bizarrely, like it. Which I'm, you know, I'm happy for.
Salman Rushdie -
Economics is all about consumption. People either spend money now or they use financial instruments - like bonds, stocks and savings accounts - so they can spend more later.
Adam Davidson
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Every baby has to discover more in the first years of its life than Roger Bacon ever discovered in his laboratory.
George Bernard Shaw -
My father was a waiter basically, and when I got my first professional job as an actor, I left a job that he found me for half the amount of money. So anyone would think that they're stupid, that that would be a stupid move.
Alfred Molina -
I am a mother and I know the feeling of having a baby come out of my gut.
Eartha Kitt -
There is strong archaeological evidence to show that with the birth of human consciousness there was born, like a twin, the impulse to transcend it.
Alan McGlashan -
The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
If you must commit suicide – and there is no knowing to what people may be brought – always contrive to do it as decorously as possible; the decencies, whether of life or of death, should never be lost sight of.
George Borrow