Edward Joseph Young Quotes

At thirty a man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves; and re-resolves; then dies the same.

Edward Joseph Young

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• For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence.

  

  Wallace Shawn
  • Time
  • Thinking
  • Writing

• Clothes, thank God I can get them from designers.

  

  Patricia Velasquez
  • God
  • Clothes
  • Thank God

• Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.

  

  Yogi Berra
  • True
  • Lies
  • Tell

• You see, 30 years ago I didn't have near the audience I have now. My tapes on the cults have reached a circulation of 15 million. those are not my figures but the figures of the people who distribute them.

  

  Walter Martin
  • People
  • Audience
  • See

• I admired anyone who could unsettle people.

  

  J. G. Ballard
  • People
  • Anyone
  • Admired

• I never go perform somewhere alone. I've done that since day one. I've always taken other comics with me.

  

  Gabriel Iglesias
  • Day
  • Always
  • Perform

• The character wasn't polite, so when I shook Grazer's hand and he said, 'Hi, I'm the producer,' I said, 'I'm sorry. You look like you're 12 years old. I like to work with men.'

  

  Val Kilmer
  • Work
  • Men
  • Character

• We have a Gujarat State Wide Area Network. The optical fibre network. We are the largest in Asia, number one. We are number one in Asia. And we are second largest in the world. Can you image how we are using the technology?

  

  Narendra Modi
  • World
  • Technology

• Kinchit nahin bhaybhit main, Kartavya path par jo bhi mile, Yeh bhi sahi woh bhi sahiEnglish translation:I am not afraid of defeat and victory, whatever comes my way of duty, I will accept it, because this is true and that is true.

  

  Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • True
  • Path
  • Victory

• I've actually had people come up to me and ask me to autograph their guns.

  

  Clint Eastwood
  • People
  • Up

• If the Americans attack Iran, the world will change. …They will not dare to make such a mistake'

  

  Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
  • World
  • Mistake

• If there are things you don't like in the world you grew up in, make your own life different.

  

  Dave Thomas
  • Life
  • Up
  • World

• Different parents have different standards for their children.

  

  Penelope Spheeris
  • Different
  • Children
  • Parents

• I think what my father appreciated was the science experiment of life. He had these kids, and they had their own experiences. He wanted us to discover the world for ourselves.

  

  Ahmet Zappa
  • Life
  • World
  • Kids

• I find just being on set embarrassing. Mortifying. And that's with all my clothes on.

  

  Kelly Macdonald

• You have got to boss scrums. The players need to know what you want them to adhere to. Then it is up to them to decide whether they are adhering to that or not.

  

  Alan Lewis
  • Up
  • Boss

• Painting is such an individual profession. I'm not performing. There's no audience.

  

  Jamie Wyeth
  • Painting

• I love taking time with an interview. Time with an artist relaxes them; it makes them want to be there and answer all your questions.

  

  Elvis Duran
  • Time

• Grace is not something for which I must look in my heart. It is in the heart of God.

  

  C. F. W. Walther
  • God
  • Heart
  • Christian

• I have been a huge nerd to my kids. I haven't done the cool movies that they like. With '24,' I gained a lot of respect. '24' is now, it's hip, it's their generation.

  

  Ricky Schroder
  • Movies
  • Huge
  • Gained

• I’m a geek, I’m a geek, I’m a power tool. When I sing this song, I look like a fool.

  

  Brett Kavanaugh
  • Power
  • Song
  • Fool

• A man, well, he'll walk right into Hell with both eyes open. But even the devil can't fool a dog.

  

  Earl Hamner, Jr.
  • Men
  • Eyes
  • Dog

• At thirty a man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves; and re-resolves; then dies the same.

  

  Edward Joseph Young
  • Purpose
  • Fool
  • Reforms