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Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 24, 1842 - 1914

Topics

World Heaven Lying Pretty Us Begins

I'm a bit more of a suspense reader on the adult side, but my favorites were the ones I grew up reading.

Jennifer Armentrout

Reading More Suspense Up Side Adult

Today, campaigning isn't an 'interruption' but a permanent condition. Indeed, if you are a successful campaigner, it's expected you'll be a successful president.

Today You President Permanent Indeed

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

John F. Kennedy

Man Destiny Problems Problem Beyond

My God, I think about way back in the day when we were running around in Mary Janes and Doc Martens, that whole 90210-inspired look. I'm glad that's long gone.

God Day Think Long Look Back

When President Obama speaks about raising taxes on the rich, he speaks about high-income employees and small business owners, not entrepreneurs who build big businesses.

Robert Kiyosaki

Business Small Rich Employees Build

I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star. I have just said, 'Hire me if you want somebody good.' I tried to be as good as I could be every time out, and that's kind of bridged the decades.

Good Time Talent Me You Know

Thought is more important than art. To revere art and have no understanding of the process that forces it into existence, is finally not even to understand what art is.

Art Thought Process Understanding

I always enjoyed school, and I enjoyed being focused on learning - and I know that sounds nerdy, but there were so many wonderful elements of going to school with just girls. I wouldn't brush my hair.

Learning School Hair Know Focused

We are the rags to riches story, okay, the Robertson's are. Okay? We had very humble beginnings. Everybody's trying to figure out what, what's behind it, and all the Robertsons say, 'Hey, it's divine intervention.' Me personally, okay, God's gonna take 'Duck Dynasty' where he wants it to go, okay, and to the people that he wants it to go to.

God Humble People Me Story Duck

I work out every body part twice a week, and that is what helps me stay in shape.

Work Me Week Body Out Shape

I always want to work.

Work Want Always

As a kid, falling was embarrassing. As I got older, I got used to falling and picking myself back up. There's not a sense of failure. It's of disappointment. You train so hard to not make mistakes. When you do, you're learning from that. How do I improve? How do I get better for the next time? Through every failure, there's something to be learned.

Learning Failure Time Myself Better

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