John Paul Jones Quotes

The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.

John Paul Jones

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 6, 1747 - July 18, 1792

Topics

AloneClassSelf-InterestMankind

I've always liked to think I could do anything I wished as well as - if not better than - a man. But I wasn't very good at rally driving.

Jo Brand

GoodManThinkBetterDrivingWell

I don't want to see myself as this sad, disabled girl. I know that. I don't want other people to see me as that, either.

Amy Purdy

GirlSadMyselfPeopleMeKnow

Sure, you would lose more bombers without fighters, but, flying in formation, you could get the job done.

Stuart Symington

JobFlyingYouLoseDoneMore

How can I tell my daughter when she grows up to aspire to be what she wants to be if I am too scared to hop back in the ring because of what some people have said about me?

Sonny Bill Williams

DaughterI AmPeopleMeBackSaid

I grew up playing guitar in the late Nineties, early 2000s, so a very acoustic-driven pop-rock era, and then in college, I started listening to Jason Isbell and Kacey Musgraves. Then I really fell in love when I discovered really old country, like June Carter Cash - one of my all-time favorites.

Trixie Mattel

LoveCollegeListeningGuitarEarly

The wonderful thing about cabaret is, you can do a lot of things you can't do in a concert. You can't do smoky ballads for 50 minutes in a concert. It's a different animal.

Rita Moreno

AnimalYouConcertWonderfulThings

I've got Pat 'HD' Barry in my corner.

Rose Namajunas

CornerGotPatBarry

I need insulin to stay alive. It's just therapy to keep going. What I can do is make sure that I keep my blood sugar down to a reasonable level. I can exercise, and I can eat properly. And insulin plays a very big part in that.

Mary Tyler Moore

Keep GoingExerciseDownI CanAlive

If you ask people do you think that government should spend less money than what it takes in, most people agree with that.

Michele Bachmann

MoneyGovernmentPeopleThinkYou

Sometimes I believe that the reason I have been able to do such exemplary work on the screen is because this is the only place I can be free, neither censured nor judged.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

WorkFreeBelieveI CanPlaceBeen

My belief is that you live your life by example, and not by a caption on a magazine!

Jonathan Knight

LifeLiveYouBeliefExampleYour

The inspiring thing is that people are often more experimental with their desserts than other courses. It allows me to be more creative and excite people.

Johnny Iuzzini

CreativePeopleMeMoreThanExcite

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