John Gay Quotes

Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.

John Gay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LoveBraveMercyCowardsDelight

I would leave school every day and walk to my grandparents' house under the El because everyone worked. I was 6 and walking home alone from school. It was a different city and a different time.

Joe Lhota

HomeAloneTimeWalkDaySchool

My father was a progressive farmer, and was always ready to lay aside an old plough if he could replace it with one better constructed for its work. All through life, I have ever been ready to buy a better plough.

Andrew Taylor Still

LifeWorkFatherBetterFarmerOld

Kids lead a very private life.

Maurice Sendak

LifePrivate LifeLeadKidsVery

I've always tried to write about America. It's very worth a writer's effort.

John Updike

EffortAmericaWorthWriteAlways

Like everybody, I too believed that couples lived happily ever after. But it only happens in books.

Amrita Singh

LivedCouplesOnlyBooksHappens

I believe in creating a workplace where a deep sense of justice underpins everything we do.

Travis Kalanick

JusticeBelieveDeepCreatingWhere

I am one who believes that we are, in fact, engaged in a worldwide war against terrorism. We must have the serenity to accept the fact that war is not going to go away if we ignore it.

Robert Foster Bennett

I AmWarSerenityIgnoreGoAccept

Integrity delivers better lives.

Jose Angel Gurria

IntegrityBetterLives

When Melissa McCarthy came out with 'Bridesmaids,' all of a sudden you saw a plus-sized woman who had three dimensions, was not an appendage, was pivotal to the plot.

Donna Lynne Champlin

WomanYouThreeOutSawPlot

Our nation's children are our greatest asset and our most precious treasure.

Christopher Dodd

ChildrenTreasureNationPrecious

I think the stigma surrounding mental illness and also the stigma surrounding self-esteem issues or insecurities or just even feeling different is something that doesn't really get enough attention. Everybody struggles with feeling alone or that they are going through something they don't quite understand.

Brittany Snow

AloneThinkEnoughAttentionFeeling

I remember when I was about 18, Sean Penn made a bet with me. He had just directed his first movie, and he's like, 'By the time you're 30, I will bet you $500 that you'll be sick of acting.' I'm still waiting to collect, because I'm not.

Winona Ryder

TimeWaitingMeSickRememberYou

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