John Sergeant Wise Quotes

Virginians were no more angels or philanthropists than people to the north or to the south of them. They were moved by their affections, their interest, and their resentments, just as humanity is moved today.

John Sergeant Wise

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 27, 1846 - May 12, 1913

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Mentorship is an incredibly huge responsibility. And you need to choose your mentors carefully, just like mentors choose their apprentices carefully. There has to be trust there, on a very deep level.

Jimmy Chin

ResponsibilityTrustDeepYouChoose

I won $100,000 in Vegas, which buys furniture for my beach house. That takes nerves. You can't think if I'm wrong I'll blow $30,000.

Jennifer Tilly

BeachThinkVegasYouHouseWrong

In my career, my movies tend to polarize critics.

John Landis

CareerMoviesCriticsTend

When I had a group of undergraduates in the room, I would say to them, 'How many of you want to run for office someday?' And almost every male hand in the room would go up. And very few of the young women.

Jeanne Shaheen

WomenYouYoungWantGroupRun

'Dream Act' kids are like all other American kids, with the exception that they have to work harder to excel in school, they live in fear of deportation, and they worry about their future.

Jeff Hawkins

WorkFearFutureLiveSchoolWorry

If I've learned one thing in life, it's you can never go back.

Stephanie Zimbalist

LifeYouBackGoNeverOne Thing

Whatever is underneath all the drag, it actually doesn't really matter. It kind of just matters, are you a great entertainer? And are you nice to work with? Are you good at your job?

Trixie Mattel

WorkGoodGreatJobYouNice

When a song gets its legs and begins to come to me, this is the euphoric hook that keeps me wanting to continue.

Tommy Shaw

MeSongLegsWantingComeBegins

If we look conservative, it's because the other guys are so far to the left.

Roger Ailes

LookConservativeLeftBecauseFar

Like most North Americans, I'd been raised on the notion that milk is the first food, and everybody must like it because it's so good and so important for growing up and for being healthy.

Marvin Harris

GoodFoodGrowing UpGrowingHealthy

For most of my life, the U.S. was never anything more than vacation memories.

Mona Eltahawy

LifeMemoriesVacationMy LifeNever

I'd like to think that most of what I do is self-evident if you're listening to it or seeing it. But I don't mind the fact that it's hard to describe.

Jon Brion

MindListeningThinkYouSeeing

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