Charles Dickens Quotes

A man in public life expects to be sneered at -- it is the fault of his elevated situation, and not of himself.

Charles Dickens

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• I'm very happy being attorney general.

  

  Pam Bondi
  • Happy
  • Being
  • Very

• Socialism is practical, in the best sense of the term; a living, vital force of inestimable value to society.

  

  Daniel De Leon
  • Society
  • Best
  • Value

• When you hear people making hateful comments, stand up to them. Point out what a waste it is to hate, and you could open their eyes.

  

  Taylor Swift
  • People
  • Up
  • Hate

• In Japan, the average age of agricultural workers is 65.8. When the aging of its population is accelerating so rapidly, it will be very difficult to sustain the sector whether we liberalize trade or not.

  

  Naoto Kan
  • Age
  • Difficult
  • Aging

• I think the physical comedy in action sequences is fantastic. Like, '21 Jump Street' did a great job with that.

  

  T. J. Miller
  • Great
  • Job
  • Action

• Lukewarmness I account a sin, as great in love as in religion.

  

  Abraham Cowley
  • Great
  • Religion
  • Sin

• But I knew if I ran I'd never be able to sing, so I had to take my punishment.

  

  Aaron Neville
  • Never
  • Take
  • Punishment

• I've always tried to defend the idea that the blues doesn't have to be sung by a person who comes from Mississippi, as I did.

  

  B. B. King
  • Person
  • Idea
  • Blues

• It's not easy to be my sons because we're very high profile. We try so hard to give them a normal life. I'm very, very tight with them about money. I don't give that money until they ask, 'I need 100 yuan for my lunch card,' and so on. So they never have extra money.

  

  Zhang Xin
  • Life
  • Money
  • High

• You know me, I've got to find some way to get a fresh fire.

  

  Garth Brooks
  • Know
  • Me
  • Fire

• I don't think I've got the expertise with which to nit-pick, and I freely admit that my motivation to support charities has been emotional, rather than as a result of being particularly well informed as to how the money is used.

  

  Arabella Weir
  • Money
  • Support
  • Emotional

• When I meet a good actor, I would like to be a director. When I meet a good director, I would like to be an actor. When there is a good script, I would like to be both a director and an actor. The switch is very natural, not intentional.

  

  Jiang Wen
  • Good

• My life is neither a disaster nor supernatural, yet it is an unlikely event.

  

  Douglas Coupland
  • Life
  • Supernatural

• At the end of the day, all we're trying to do is get the hitter off balance. Get him in a position where he's not strong in the strike zone.

  

  Jake Arrieta
  • Trying
  • Strong
  • Balance

• I'm very fond of Glasgow, particularly the West End. The whole stretch of the west coast of Scotland from Loch Lomond up through Mallaig to the Kyle of Localsh is so beautiful.

  

  John Niven
  • Up
  • Beautiful

• Thanks to properly selecting the clients you will not be unnecessarily wasting time.

  

  Lee Iacocca
  • Time
  • Thanks
  • Clients

• Amidst the flood of dangerous reading, I plead for my Master's book; I call upon you not to forget the book of the soul. Do not let newspapers, novels, and romances be read, while the prophets and Apostles be despised. Do not let the exciting and sensual swallow up your attention, while the edifying and the sanctifying can find no place in your mind.

  

  J. C. Ryle
  • Up
  • Mind
  • Book

• The team played well enough to win it, but they didn't finish. When you're on the road, you have to do some things to win, because it's a bit extra special.

  

  Phil Jackson
  • Team
  • Road
  • Win

• I find it grotesque when clothes hit you in the face and there's no room for fault. But I don't expect to turn things around all by myself. I'm not a saint.

  

  Alexander McQueen
  • Face
  • Clothes
  • Fault

• Each man lived his own life and paid his own price for living it. The only pity was one had to pay so often for a single fault. One had to pay over and over again, indeed. In her dealings with man, Destiny never closed her accounts.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Life
  • Man
  • Fault

• Did I hear it's going to be someone's birthday?" a familiar male's voice said from behind me. I didnt even bother turning around and continued walking, but that didn't stop my nemesis from disturbing me. He jumped in front of me, blocking my way. "It's been a whole year, has it?" he asked in a syrupy tone. "Maybe this birthday I'll finally give you what you've always wanted.

  

  Ellen Schreiber
  • Way
  • Voice
  • Birthday

• It's tough. We don't have a character-driven show so I think the fans get really frustrated because they don't get to see any consistency in terms of what's happening romantically. We kind of just have to take it with a grain of salt. It shows up where it shows up.

  

  Eva LaRue
  • Character
  • Fans
  • Shows

• A man in public life expects to be sneered at -- it is the fault of his elevated situation, and not of himself.

  

  Charles Dickens
  • Fault
  • Public Life
  • Elevated