Mary Wortley Montagu Quotes

No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.

Mary Wortley Montagu

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: May 26, 1689 - August 21, 1762

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Facebook's data trove is enviable, and its moves into nearly every aspect of our lives - from payment to media, will create even more of it. The company also has created a huge base of developers for its platform, but the ecosystem is incomplete compared to vertically integrated OSes like iOS, Mac or Windows.

John Battelle

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Thrillers are an enormous amount of fun for filmmakers.

John McTiernan

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We are looking for ways to decrease the dropout rate. I am pretty sure, if we eliminate career and technical education, we are going to increase the dropout rate.

Michael Enzi

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My wife has a small part in 'Spy,' and that movie killed me repeatedly.

John Ross Bowie

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And the reason for focusing on that time frame is that it's going to take us a considerable period of time to develop the new capabilities, processes and organizations that will be needed.

Stephen Cambone

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I only watch films in the cinema. I'm old fashioned. I'm a lost cause.

Stephen Frears

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The majority of fragrances are designed by people who have no idea what the house does. But for me, it had to be honest. That's where it becomes personal.

Stella McCartney

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The greatest barrier to someone achieving their potential is their denial of it.

Simon Travaglia

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To feel the presence of the Lord is an amazing thing.

Lisa Leslie

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I always wanted to be like my dad.

Chord Overstreet

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Our own sorrows seem heavy enough, even when lifted by certain long-term joys. But watching others hurt is the breaker of most any heart.

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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Voters want conflicting things. They want a lot of government spending, but they don't want higher taxes.

Bruce Rauner

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