George Combe Quotes

The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was the effects of the brief rest and, above all, the admission of pure air, that during the second hour the attention was as completely sustained as during the first.

George Combe

Quotes to Explore

I've gone through stages where I hate my body so much that I won't even wear shorts and a bra in my house because if I pass a mirror, that's the end of my day.

Fiona Apple
- House
- Hate
- Day
We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.

Iain Duncan Smith
- People
- Work
- Success
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.

Madeleine Albright
- Hand
- Goal
- Friendship
If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.

N. R. Narayana Murthy
- World
- Power
- Revolution
Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take hold and say: 'This is part of who I am, but not only who I am.'

Sam Taylor-Wood
- Myself
- Grief
- Loss
You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.

Sam J. Jones
- Career
- You
- Reach