John Woolman Quotes

All this time I lived with my parents, and wrought on the plantation; and having had schooling pretty well for a planter, I used to improve myself in winter evenings, and other leisure times.

John Woolman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 19, 1720 - October 7, 1772

Topics

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Thank you, hard taco shells, for surviving the long journey from factory, to supermarket, to my plate and then breaking the moment I put something inside you. Thank you.

Jimmy Fallon

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If you are the person who gets the lion's share of attention in good times, guess what: you get the lion's share of attention in bad times.

Matt Lauer

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It took some time to gather the research and develop it into the storyline, and to finally finish an origin myth poem that I had been working on for twenty years.

Jean M. Auel

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Unless it's an emergency, don't bother me after 6:00 p.m. and on weekends.

Merv Griffin

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'Conexao,' which means 'connection' in Portuguese, is about exploring the more nuanced highs and lows of romance.

Amber Mark

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I enjoyed high school and college, and I think I learned a lot, but that was not really my focus. My focus was on trying to figure out what businesses to start.

Steve Case

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I think the movie business, you meet people, and you work intensely with them, and you have these relationships - there's an intimacy to it and a familiarity to the relationship because you're having to let go of all your barriers so you can let people in and work with them.

Sissy Spacek

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Once we started making investments, we realized the same service we provided to artists was applicable to entrepreneurs as well.

Troy Carter

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I can't live just being content. I can't have a routine. I can't be settled because then I just get really frustrated.

Tove Lo

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I do think that being a sort of celebrity and being well off does give me some responsibility. I think that people who make a lot of money - and I do - should certainly give a considerable amount of it away.

Ruth Rendell

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Moviemaking is a dirty, tiring affair. The joy comes from the possibility to be free on set and really let loose.

Luca Guadagnino

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Problems arise when we go through life relying too much or too little on particular traits, which, in turn, can lead to a crisis.

Judy Smith

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