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Stephen Leacock Quotes

The classics are only primitive literature. They belong to the same class as primitive machinery and primitive music and primitive medicine.

Stephen Leacock

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: December 30, 1869 - March 28, 1944

Topics

Music Medicine Literature Class Same

Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.

John C. Maxwell

Change Principles Will Never Many

I'm very influenced by the circus. A lot of the dreams that I have, I'm in the circus.

Dreams Circus Influenced Very Lot

There's a gap somehow between empathy and activism. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke of 'soul force' - something that emanates from a deep truth inside of us and empowers us to act. Once you identify your inner genius, you will be able to take action, whether it's writing a check or digging a well.

Truth Soul Empathy King Writing You

I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.

Man Wish Surrender I Wish Tribe

I had a disc giving me a lot of trouble, and I had four surgeries. Then I had a staph infection, so they had to open me up five times in four months... It was in the bottom of my back, the same incision. They should have put a zipper on it.

Me Giving Back Trouble Same Open

I never knew any painter worthy of the name who paid the smallest attention to what a critic says, even in conversation.

Robert Baldwin Ross

Name Attention Conversation Never

I would rather be nuts than unattractive.

Nuts Would Rather Than Unattractive

The GOP can't even envision winning the White House if we lose a significant percentage of the Hispanic vote.

Winning Lose House White Vote Even

I really tried to take advantage of my 15 minutes of fame. And I've gotten lucky - those 15 minutes have become several years.

Colleen Ballinger

Fame Take Advantage Become Lucky

Christianity and Judaism have gone through the laundromat of humanism and enlightenment, but that is not the case with Islam.

Enlightenment Islam Through Gone

Some jobs you do, they're just jobs. Others are life experiences.

Life You Others Life Experiences

I've been through periods of stress, turbulence in the market for over the course of my career, various times, and never in any of those other periods have we had the advantage of a strong economy underpinning the markets.

Stress Strong Career Never Economy

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