Bee Dawson Quotes
My attempts at a lawn. Twice have we had the ground carefully dug up, and prepared; twice it has been sown with the best English seed... at considerable expense; ...and the end of all the trouble has been that a strong nor'wester has blown away both seed and soil, leaving only the hard, un-dug ground. ...there are the croquet things, lying idle in the verandah... they are likely to remain unused for ever.Bee Dawson
Quotes to Explore
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Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
Abraham Lincoln -
Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa -
I think the best president - because he changed the whole mood of the country, the whole economy of the country, and stood up to Communism... that was continuing its causes around the world, and backed them off and caused them to collapse - and that was Ronald Reagan.
Pat Boone -
There was a verse that said if you are lukewarm rather than hot or cold, God will spit you out of his mouth on Judgment Day. And I felt like, I mean, I don't know. I'm lukewarm.
Maggie Rowe -
When you have endless time, you take all day to go to the grocery store. But, if you have to be at work for 14 hours a day, you manage your time better. I know I do.
Zooey Deschanel -
The United States was an innocent victim after September 11. It had never attacked or occupied Afghanistan. So therefore it had no choice but to go after the aggressors.
Queen Rania of Jordan
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Every child has a right to learn in an environment that is safe.
Kate Brown -
I love the homely atmosphere of Indore and Bhopal. People here are very warm and affectionate.
Malaika Arora Khan -
I like being by myself.
Larry Bird -
I'm a failed musician rather than a successful writer.
Irvine Welsh -
I try not to make it personal, and I don't care about partisan politics one way or the other.
Larry Hogan -
Seriously, however, I learn a lot about my physical life in the aging and changing of my body.
Malcolm Boyd
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I generally don't use an iPod for track work, as I'm focusing on heart rate and times. When I'm in the gym or running alone, there's always music. If I'm in the weights gym, I usually go for rap or rock music; for running, it's dance or cheesy pop.
Laura Robson -
Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.
Rabindranath Tagore -
No women in ancient Rome ever had the vote.
Mary Beard -
He that hath knowledge spareth his words.
Francis Bacon -
You get older and you see yourself and say, 'God, he's old, who's that?'
Bill Nighy -
I think the job of art and drama is to hold a mirror up to those things and say, 'What do you think about it?'
Jessie Mueller
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In France, we don't yet have the craft that American TV does or big studios like Paramount. It was so cool going through those famous gates when you have your own little pass and picture on it. Woo hoo, I'm going to work!
Lizzie Brochere -
I work very hard and I'm worth every cent.
Naomi Campbell -
I fell completely in love with acting. I guess I was bitten.
Jennifer Grant -
The whole social structure is now tumbling down, dethroning its God, undermining all its certainties. All this, wonderfully enough, is being done in the name of the health, wealth, and happiness of all mankind.
Malcolm Muggeridge -
I have read all my novels that were translated into English. Reading my novels is enjoyable because I forget almost all the content in them.
Haruki Murakami -
My attempts at a lawn. Twice have we had the ground carefully dug up, and prepared; twice it has been sown with the best English seed... at considerable expense; ...and the end of all the trouble has been that a strong nor'wester has blown away both seed and soil, leaving only the hard, un-dug ground. ...there are the croquet things, lying idle in the verandah... they are likely to remain unused for ever.
Bee Dawson