William Hazlitt Quotes
Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not made a fool by it, may consider himself as having had a very narrow escape.
Quotes to Explore
-
Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
-
Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind.
-
Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
-
I am really glad I was raised Catholic. I like the fundamental aspects of that religion. I think they give you great grounding in terms of having a moral code. But I do not subscribe to any religion specifically now.
-
You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
-
My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.
-
I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
-
I'm just someone who marvels at God.
-
I wasn't really excited about doing television, to be quite honest.
-
A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors.
-
I'm not a sun person.
-
I always thought those World War II films with German people speaking English with German accents was weird.
-
Some of the greatest relationship films of all time, the two stars have hated each other, but mostly you see that chemistry.
-
While I have never been more excited about SecondMarket, I have chosen to move on from day-to-day management of the private company/fund business so that I can focus 100% of my energy on our digital currency business.
-
I think Hollywood wants to be safe. The things you do first become your calling card, and I think people just sort of go, 'Well, we know he can do that.' They kind of put you in that hole.
-
Blog culture has a hard time digesting narratives, but it has an easy time digesting 'big ideas' pieces.
-
The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
-
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.
-
Most of leaders in Philippine politics come from rich family.
-
My father, Oliver Hynes, was an educator. He was originally just a teacher, a very good one, but then he was promoted to be in charge of education for the entire area. He was always an inspirational teacher. He was my big personal supporter, always coming here for the Tony Awards. My mother, Carmel, was a homemaker.
-
Sometimes I fear that, if Harvard does not give up trying to turn itself from an Institution of Learning into an Educational Institution, we may have a generation of professors whose duty it will be to disseminate information which they have not the time to acquire.
-
Like a plank of driftwood Tossed on the watery main, Another plank encountered, Meets, touches, parts again; So tossed, and drifting ever, On life's unresting sea, Men meet, and greet, and sever, Parting eternally.
-
I would never purposely sing a song about someone I love, I wouldn't want to embarrass them. But for someone I don't like... I would definitely do that.
-
Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not made a fool by it, may consider himself as having had a very narrow escape.
