John Lothrop Motley Quotes

The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude.

John Lothrop Motley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 15, 1814 - May 29, 1877

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WeakScaredServitudeManyTimid

I'm an old school actor in the sense. More and more now, I play myself as I get older. Even as a writer, I never got typecast. I've always bounced from project to project or initiated my own things.

Jim Piddock

MyselfSchoolPlayNowActorMy Own

I'm happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn't a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use.

Maya Angelou

ArtWordsPoetryHappyWorldPerson

One of the gaps in our international development efforts is the provision of global public goods - that is, goods or conditions we need that no individual or country can secure on their own, such as halting global warming, financial stability and peace and security.

Anna Lindh

PeaceFinancialSecurityCountryOwn

Getting through high school and college was one of my greatest achievements.

Ann Bancroft

EducationSchoolCollegeHigh School

I want to tell stories that reflect how people are feeling.

Michael Connelly

PeopleFeelingWantReflectTell

Neuroscience is by far the most exciting branch of science because the brain is the most fascinating object in the universe. Every human brain is different - the brain makes each human unique and defines who he or she is.

Stanley B. Prusiner

ScienceBrainUniverseUniqueShe

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

Ronald Reagan

I AmCareTake CareEnoughBigTake

I like 'Donnie Darko;' it's a cool take on dreams and sleep.

Mike Birbiglia

DreamsSleepCoolTakeLike

I've said that, that I've felt like as Christians and particularly even as Republicans, we needed to address issues that touched the broader perspective, and that included disease, hunger, poverty, homelessness, the environment.

Mike Huckabee

PerspectiveEnvironmentPovertySaid

We have no such weapons at all, no chemical weapons, no biological weapons.

Mohammed Aldouri

WeaponsChemicalBiological Weapons

The fact is that as soon as they reach Baghdad gates, we will besiege them and slaughter them. Until now they have refused to do battle with us. They are just going places. One can describe them as a boa: when it feels threatened, it runs to somewhere else.

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

BattleReachNowWillPlacesGoing

I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while, I realized I'd always stink. And that's when I really started to enjoy the game.

Don Rickles

GameBetterGolfEnjoyPlayAlways

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