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John Dalberg-Acton Quotes

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.

John Dalberg-Acton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: english
Birth: January 10, 1834 - June 19, 1902

Topics

Fool Wise Person Same Different

If he hadn't done that interview with Bashir, he wouldn't be there now. That was the first time he ever did an interview like that. He was afraid of something like that all along. And it happened.

Time Done Now First Time First

I think, for one thing, all of us remember those teenage years and those songs that we fell in love with and the music scene that we were part of. So, in a certain way, music cuts through time like almost nothing else. You know, it makes us feel like we're back in an earlier moment.

Love Music Time Moment Think You

I don't know how much longer I'll be around. I'll probably be writing when the Lord says, 'Maya, Maya Angelou, it's time.'

Time Writing Know Lord Much How

I listen to the older people who talk to me. I call them my old heads, people with a lot of wisdom. They'll teach you a lot if you listen.

Wisdom People Me You Teach Talk

I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score.

Rocco DiSpirito

Home Team Book Down Nice Out

When Xi Jinping came to power, there were a series of hints that market-based capitalism would be allowed to move forward under his leadership. At the first real threat, they've fallen over themselves to impose government control.

Leadership Power Government Control

In my worldview, there are filers, and there are pilers. Filers think alphabetically. Pilers think geologically.

Mary Doria Russell

Think Worldview

When Michael Jordan quit, I suddenly found myself without a sports hero.

Sports Myself Hero Quit Without

I must admit, I don't try to put my stamp on anything; it just happens. I don't really know how to think another way.

Miguel Sapochnik

Think Admit Know Way Try Anything

When I was in middle school, I remember thinking, like, Tara Lipinski was 14: I only got a few more years to go before I'm really old.

School Thinking Remember Go More

I think every little girl is fascinated with mermaids whether you are familiar with 'Splash' or 'Little Mermaid' or things like that. I did remember the film but I didn't watch it going into 'Aquamarine.'

Girl Think Remember You Little Film

Any 'artist' makes a living by expressing what others can't - because they're unaware of their feelings, they're too afraid to express those feelings, or they lack the skills to communicate and be understood.

Chuck Palahniuk

Artist Feelings Skills Living Others

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