John Dalberg-Acton Quotes

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.

John Dalberg-Acton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

IgnoranceSimpleWillDevelopment

I never said I was leaving the entertainment industry.

Jessica Jung

SaidLeavingEntertainmentNever

A man's ability to haggle is never a turn-on. The only thing less romantic than how much you paid is how much you saved. The last thing we want to hear is how you talked the jeweler down on our new earrings.

Jennifer Coolidge

RomanticManYouDownEarringsNew

Being a comfortable public speaker, which involves easily being able to go off-script, strongly signals competence.

Amy Cuddy

GoComfortableCompetenceBeingAble

I found that when I was putting my own music out, with my Twitter feed as the pure marketing budget, I'm preaching to the choir.

Trent Reznor

MusicBudgetMarketingMy OwnChoir

I either like reading fun war-based sci-fi, books about the lives of chefs, or dry historical non-fiction.

Michael Seibel

FunReadingHistoricalDryBooks

I think that winning the White House is about more than just entertaining a large audience.

Mitch McConnell

WinningThinkHouseWhiteMoreJust

The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession. I feel watched 90% of the time, but that is something I drew with the cards that I drew.

Dionne Warwick

TimePeopleFeelProblemYouLose

While I will always have the utmost respect for the superhuman out-of-bounds freestyle and extreme stunts that seem to continually progress beyond our imaginable limits, my highest appreciation goes out to the simple rider who's out there just for the experience.

Craig Kelly

RespectExperienceSimpleProgress

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not knock those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

WorkManYourselfPeopleFriends

The more you learn, if you learn it properly, the more clear you become and the more you know.

Leonard Peikoff

LearnYouKnowBecomeMoreClear

It's interesting because I'll be out, and someone will say, 'I just loved you on 'Passions'! Did you just quit acting after that?'.

Justin Hartley

LovedInterestingSomeoneYouActing

The biggest void that people can have in their lives is a sense of humor. Spending your life with someone who doesn't have that wouldn't be palatable.

Howie Mandel

LifeHumorPeopleSomeoneSenseWho

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