Robert Grosseteste Quotes

Command that no one be received, or kept to be of your household indoors or without, if one has not reasonable belief of them that they are faithful, discreet, and painstaking in the office for which they are received, and withal honest and of good manners.

Robert Grosseteste

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: 1175 - October 9, 1253

Topics

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My grandfather was a lot like a white Jewish George Jefferson, and he did not enjoy my work very much.

Jenny Slate

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I have the foundation to write, and then I go back and do research, and some of that might influence the recrafting of certain scenes.

Amor Towles

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I've grown up around people who love photography, and I think from being photographed for so long, I always wanted to understand how it worked, and I've been fortunate enough to be photographed by some really wonderful photographers, and so I learnt a lot from them, and I always ask them questions.

Amanda de Cadenet

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I listen to a lot of old music, like Joni Mitchell and David Bowie.

Sophie McShera

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Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

Steve Prefontaine

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I'm very fortunate to have a coach that I got to stay with all this time. Every year the bond gets stronger and better, and we understand each other more. And it's like she can tell if I walk into the gym what kind of mood I'm in, what she has to fix for the practice I need, or how I'm feeling.

Simone Biles

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I sit next to Drogba in the dressing room. I listen all the time because he gives advice.

Romelu Lukaku

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Johnny Colt is a character, and most people in Lynyrd Skynyrd are characters, so he fits in great with us. He's got an attitude, man, and I love it, and that's what we need.

Johnny Van Zant

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I think Thomas Jefferson would have said the more speech, the better.

Antonin Scalia

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'Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.

Antony Jay

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It was humbling to see how many fans there are of 'Serenity.' It's like an underground fan base.

Morena Baccarin

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It's great to have girlfriends who are in the industry, that you know have your back.

Martha Hunt

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