John Gay Quotes

Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.

John Gay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 30, 1685 - December 4, 1732

Topics

LiveTogetherManWolvesNeighbor

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

John W. Gardner

PeopleSocietyKindSome PeopleJust

'Speechless' is first and foremost a show about a family that doesn't have a ton of money, but they move into a really crappy house in a really nice neighborhood so their kids can go to a nice school.

John Ross Bowie

FamilyMoneySchoolHouseGoNice

The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In certain countries, the conditions are much better and in others much worse.

Shirin Ebadi

WomenBetterDifferencesOthersFar

The truth is, this being errand boy to one hundred and fifty thousand people tires me so by night I am ready for bed instead of soirees.

Rutherford B. Hayes

TruthI AmPeopleMeNightTruth Is

As Americans, we're not sure we share values. We're sometimes even afraid to use the word 'values.' We talk about teaching ethics in schools - people say, 'What ethics? Whose ethics? Maybe we can't.' And they confuse that with teaching of religion.

Rudy Giuliani

ReligionEthicsPeopleValuesSay

Our aim is to develop affectionate robots that can make people smile.

Masayoshi Son

SmilePeopleRobotsAimDevelopOur

I was really fortunate that I was not in 'successful movies' when I was younger, because whatever's given, there's an undertow that wants to take it away.

Diane Lane

MoviesWhateverSuccessfulTakeAway

The only real advice you can give anyone is to keep writing.

David Sedaris

WritingAdviceYouRealKeepGive

We all share some commonalities with the states we come from and where we come from on the political spectrum. There's a lot of work to be done to make sure we continue to have strong advocacy for these values that we find in the heartland, in red and rural states.

Conner Eldridge

WorkRedStrongPoliticalValues

There hasn't been any art yet. Art is just beginning.

Constantin Brancusi

ArtBeginningBeenJustAny

Composers dialogue - and obsessively, bitterly argue - with other composers, often over the span of several centuries.

Brian Ferneyhough

OverDialogueArgueComposersOften

Life isn't always black and white. You're not always sure you're right. At least I'm not.

Brad Paisley

LifeBlack And WhiteBlackYouWhite

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