Anna Jameson Quotes

The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.

Anna Jameson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: May 17, 1794 - March 17, 1860

Topics

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Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

John Dryden

NatureLawEldestSelf-Defence

Horses terrify me.

Andrew Haigh

MeHorsesTerrify

Once we thought, journalists and readers alike, that if we put together enough 'facts' and gave them a fast stir, we would come up with something that, at least by the standards of short-order cooks, could be called the truth.

Melvin Maddocks

TruthTogetherFactsThoughtEnough

Childhood has its secrets and its mysteries; but who can tell or who can explain them!

Max Muller

ChildhoodSecretsExplainTellWho

Jesus never called a human being a sinner.

Robert H. Schuller

NeverHumanHuman BeingBeingSinner

The artist is seen like a producer of commodities, like a factory that turns our refrigerators.

Sol LeWitt

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A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams.

Simone Weil

DreamsTestHardRealPleasureJoys

You can get a bit 'head in the clouds' - well, I do - and full of myself if I stick in front of the camera for too long. I forget there is hard work that needs to be done.

Tom Goodman-Hill

WorkHard WorkMyselfCloudsCamera

I don't feel like I even need to contribute.

Rob Corddry

FeelNeedLikeEvenContribute

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

Ronald Reagan

WorldInnocentPlayAbroadInnocents

We need to discern what it is that requires reflection in our lives and in what we read and how we read it.

Maryanne Wolf

ReflectionNeedReadOurHowLives

It's very human to want to make an impact, to contribute to the world. But it's hard to know the how and why. Like, 'Will my small thing make a difference?'

Christy Turlington

WorldSmallImpactMake A Difference

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