John Ruskin Quotes

You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion.

John Ruskin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PassionReligionActionYouSmoke

I was born with Kallmann syndrome. I have never complained about it, as I can't do anything to change it - and I wouldn't have acquired the voice that I have.

Jimmy Scott

ChangeVoiceBornNeverAnything

I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.

Jesse L. Martin

GreatHumanityWantActorRemembered

As God as my witness, they said, We're above the law. There's nothing you can do to us. You're just a church secretary.

Jessica Hahn

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But we made a decision based on the fact that we have been up there a long time and that we feel that the seniority is important to the people of Louisiana.

John Breaux

TimeDecisionPeopleFeelLongUp

Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality.

John Dalberg-Acton

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The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

Anatole France

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We invest very heavily in the employees. We get the return, and the employee gets the return if they stay with us for a while. So, we focus on people that will commit to us for the long run.

Aneel Bhusri

FocusPeopleEmployeesLongRunUs

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

YouWillAlwaysTakeOppositeWell

I think it's important that everyone understands that there's no real prescription to having an awesome life.

Sophia Amoruso

LifeThinkImportantRealAwesome

It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many people through my movies.

River Phoenix

FriendGreatPeopleThinkI Can

A lot of shows have couples with issues inside the relationship.

Michael Trucco

RelationshipInsideCouplesIssues

In terms of the Eastern Europe stories, my family is originally from there; even as a kid, it was the Russian writers I loved most, and I've spent a substantial amount of time there myself, traveling and on research grants.

Molly Antopol

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