Thomas Carlyle Quotes

A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.

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• You really are being quite foolish to smoke.

  

  Iain Glen
  • You
  • Foolish
  • Smoke

• I do a lot of speaking about energy and environment. But that's more a second job than a hobby. Hobby-wise, I love the outdoors - hiking, biking, kayaking, swimming, scuba diving. Because I spend almost all of my life in front of a screen, time in nature is especially important, I think.

  

  Ramez Naam
  • Life
  • Time
  • Important

• We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

  

  Walter Savage Landor
  • Think
  • Reality
  • Self-Love

• Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.

  

  Rachel Kushner
  • Life
  • Art
  • Extraordinary

• I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.

  

  Ted Turner
  • Life
  • Me
  • Adversity

• I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.

  

  Edmonia Lewis
  • Art
  • Culture
  • Color

• As an actor, you read so many scripts and parts written for Asian-specific characters, and you see a lot of stereotypes and a lot of one-note characters, especially in comedy.

  

  Randall Park
  • Comedy
  • See
  • Stereotypes

• Though many corporations honor commitments to reduce dangerous pollution, some cut corners and cheat. The marketplace doesn't always have mechanisms to correct bad actors.

  

  Frances Beinecke
  • Bad
  • Honor
  • Dangerous

• Working with the brothers can put pressure on my voice, so I choose to do my own solo thing so I can save my voice. I couldn't do both now. The Neville Brothers is a funk band; they play loud, and I have a strong voice.

  

  Aaron Neville
  • Strong
  • Band
  • Voice

• I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.

  

  Karen Salmansohn
  • Good
  • Choices
  • Son

• In order to change the conversation about Muslims in American media, we need a diverse, unified movement of people who are willing to take a stand against anti-Muslim bias.

  

  Aasif Mandvi
  • People
  • American
  • Change

• Growing up, I was always in normal public school which is very important in my eyes.

  

  Tahj Mowry
  • Up
  • Important
  • School

• In the Indian film industry, especially those of us who are in mainstream cinema, we invariably play a typical hero's role. More often than not, we cater to the public perception. However, there is a latent desire in most actors to do a role where you can go all out and experiment.

  

  Abhishek Bachchan
  • Desire
  • Hero
  • Perception

• Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation.

  

  Edie Falco
  • Well
  • Open
  • Desperation

• I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.

  

  Olivier Martinez
  • Great
  • Believe
  • Age

• I don't really do sad, depressing songs.

  

  Olly Murs
  • Sad
  • Songs
  • Depressing

• We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.

  

  Gavin Newsom
  • Recognize
  • Arts
  • Cultural

• Are you used to entertaining everyone with your tales of drama and conflict? Do you get attention and feel important every time you complain about how awful this man is? Stop settling for attention for the negative stuff in your life.

  

  Karen Salmansohn
  • Life
  • Time
  • Important

• That's what being shy feels like. Like my skin is too thin, the light too bright. Like the best place I could possibly be is in a tunnel far under the cool, dark earth. Someone asks me a question and I stare at them, empty-faced, my brain jammed up with how hard I'm trying to find something interesting to say. And in the end, all I can do is nod or shrug, because the light of their eyes looking at me, waiting for me, is just too much to take. And then it's over and there's one more person in the world who thinks I'm a complete and total waste of space.

  

  Carol Rifka Brunt
  • Thinking
  • Interesting
  • Dark

• It's jarring to live in a world where every person feels his life will only get better when you came from a world where many rightfully believe that things have become worse. And I've suspected that this optimism blinds many in Silicon Valley to the real struggles in other parts of the country. So I decided to move home to Ohio.

  

  J. D. Vance
  • Life
  • World
  • Believe

• Most proud moment: Winning the championship in 2003 with a great team, retiring, and going out in the perfect way. Had a great journey and knowing it was the right time to focus more on family and community activities.

  

  David Robinson The Cars
  • Time
  • Great
  • Family

• Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

  

  Baltasar Gracian
  • Wisdom
  • Courage
  • Fruit

• It is well known that the older a man grows, the faster he could run as a boy.

  

  Red Smith
  • Boy
  • Run
  • Grows

• A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.

  

  Thomas Carlyle
  • Man
  • Interesting
  • Delineation