John Ruskin Quotes

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

John Ruskin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 8, 1819 - January 20, 1900

Topics

RelationshipGreatManHumilityTest

I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do.

Joel Osteen

GodGraceBelieveYouI Believe

When you're working with music that is invariably better than you are, it's difficult to become swell-headed.

Andre Previn

MusicBetterYouBecomeDifficult

I had gone through a really rough patch in my life, struggling with anxiety and depression for the first time ever, and it was totally new to me. I really had no idea what was going on, and it was all I could think about, so it was all I could write about.

Matty Mullins

LifeTimeDepressionMeThinkNew

I'm a bit of a gadget freak.

Matt Lanter

FreakGadgetBit

Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?

Stephen Hawking

FireUniverseRulesPossibleTheory

I think the therapeutic part of acting is allowing myself to step into another human being's shoes. It allows me the ability to release judgment, if I had any judgment to begin with. It's an opportunity to understand rather than to stand outside and point fingers.

Sterling K. Brown

OpportunityShoesMyselfStepMe

You can't beat the beehive for glam punkette attitude.

Rob Sheffield

AttitudeYouBeatBeehiveGlam

I'm a firm believer that all this packaged stuff that Americans are buying up in gobs is making them fatter.

Michael Symon

UpBuyingFirmStuffMakingThem

I made 'Bowling for Columbine' in the hope the school shootings would stop and that we would address the issue of how easy it is to get a gun in the United States, and tragically, those school shootings continue.

Michael Moore

HopeSchoolGunEasyStopBowling

Hackers are seen as shadowy figures with superhuman powers that threaten civilization.

Mitch Kapor

CivilizationSeenHackersThreaten

I'm a former bulimic myself and it's a horrible, horrible addiction.

Janice Dickinson

MyselfAddictionHorribleFormer

I became an actor by doing school plays and youth theaters, and then National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. And then I did study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. For me that was a good way to enter the field, to work in the theater.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

WorkGoodMusicGreatSchoolYouth

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