John Gould Quotes

I don't read anything anymore. I don't have the eyesight. I read my own copy, that's all. I think I've read everything that's worth reading.

John Gould

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 14, 1804 - February 3, 1881

Topics

ReadingThinkWorthCopyMy OwnOwn

What is not OK is for rent-seekers to get rich.

Angus Deaton

RichGetOK

For me, writing post-apocalyptic novels isn't so much about exploding helicopters and fifty-megaton doomsday bombs as it is about the pleasure of dealing with the best of everything that makes us human: cleverness, grit, loyalty, and self-sacrifice.

Jeff Carlson

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All desirable things... are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain.

John Stuart Mill

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'It is finished' will not be, as we know from the tradition of the ordering of these words from the cross, the last words of Jesus. 'It is finished' is a cry of victory.

Stanley Hauerwas

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Cinema is not about format, and it's not about venue. Cinema is an approach. Cinema is a state of mind on the part of the filmmaker. I've seen commercials that have cinema in them, and I've seen Oscar-winning movies that don't. I'm fine with this.

Steven Soderbergh

MindCinemaMoviesSeenFineVenue

Death comes in a flash, and that's the truth of it, the person's gone in less than 24 frames of film.

Martin Scorsese

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I don't like individual awards because this is a team sport, and the coaches try to promote the collective.

Julen Lopetegui

TeamTryAwardsIndividualBecause

Politics, as a profession, is not about making the right political decision. It's about making the right decision and then managing the political consequences.

Jason Kander

DecisionPoliticsPoliticalRight

As a species, we've always been interested in what happens when we're no longer around, all the way back to 'Revelations' in 'The New Testament.'

Brad Anderson

BackNewWayAlwaysBeenHappens

There's much talk about how there can't be democracy in a region that has problems of illiteracy and poverty. But I bring a different idea to the table when I say, 'Guys, I come from India. I'm more optimistic coming from where I'm coming.'

Bobby Ghosh

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I think every artist should follow their vision; their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for. That said though, I think also artists have, continuously good artists, have been good for their times.

Serj Tankian

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All my favorite artists and fashion icons and models are from the Nineties. Everybody was just so fearless.

Rihanna

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