William Graham Sumner Quotes
History is only a tiresome repetition of one story. Persons and classes have sought to win possession of the power of the State in order to live luxuriously out of the earnings of others
Quotes to Explore
-
Skin care is so much more important than makeup. Makeup is for when you're having fun and going out. But your skin is forever.
-
A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
-
All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox.
-
I feel quite connected to the past, and my memory. Everything that I've ever done I can still relate to, and feel connected to it in a way. There's no part of my life that I look at and go, 'I don't recognize that person at all.'
-
Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.
-
Sometimes I still worry that the next day will be the last day of the Earth.
-
Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.
-
A company's logo can be a visual ambassador, one that goes on everything from business cards to delivery trucks. When used effectively, it can be the window into the soul of a brand.
-
I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
-
I don't weigh. I don't weigh in at all.
-
I love a lot of music that's considered folk music, but I also love a lot of music that's considered punk or considered rap. I don't mind being called a folk singer. But it seems a bit limiting. I want to be able to write whatever kind of song I want.
-
I wouldn't mind seeing The Smiths reform. That would be cool.
-
There are times that you have a plot in your head, but then you find that the characters don't want to do that. When you're looking at the story from the outside, you can create whatever twists and turns you want. But when you're writing, you're inside the characters' heads, and you see that they may be motivated to do something different.
-
The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American.
-
The combination of the CGI, 3-D, and sound effects, it's just impossible to separate them. It gives you a more immersive experience, and I prefer that.
-
Fair treatment of human beings and animals in many different realms strikes a chord with me.
-
A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it. Once I learned how to get through that, others things didn't seem so hard.
-
The National Surveillance State doesn't want anyone to be able to communicate without the authorities being able to monitor that communication.
-
Art class was my thing, but not any other class.
-
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.
-
I kind of dress like a boy from the nineties. I like wearing baseball hats. I just like to be really comfortable.
-
I am so lucky to have the job that I have. I can never lose sight of the fact that people are counting on me to do my best.
-
My main beef with what's going on right now is this freaking autotune stuff.. It's really ignorant, I don't even get it..It's like, you know my dog could bark into a microphone and I could get it to sound like Lil' Wayne.
-
History is only a tiresome repetition of one story. Persons and classes have sought to win possession of the power of the State in order to live luxuriously out of the earnings of others
