Mary Wortley Montagu Quotes

People commonly educate their children as they build their houses, according to some plan they think beautiful, without considering whether it is suited to the purposes for which they are designed.

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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BeautifulChildrenPeopleThinkPlan

My favorite movies are gory horror films. I love Faulkner. I wanted to see the most painful things possible.

John Darnielle

LoveMoviesHorrorPossibleSee

Media Asia has great partners in China, Japan and Hollywood.

Andrew Lau

GreatMediaHollywoodChinaJapan

I think I'd work a little more if I lived in L.A.

Andre Braugher

WorkThinkMoreLittleLived

Being in a recording studio is a very different feel from performing onstage. I mean, obviously, you can't just go in and do what you would do onstage. It reads differently.

Megan Hilty

FeelYouGoMeanDifferentJust

I'm just shocked and thankful that I've gotten away with everything - experimenting here, trying at this, failing at that, being good in some things, not so good in others. It's kind of amazing that people are still sticking by me. When they come up to me in the street, I just want to write them all cheques.

Michael Keaton

GoodThankfulPeopleAmazingMe

Computing is becoming universal.

Jay S. Walker

UniversalBecomingComputing

My body can't put anyone in jeopardy of not making money anymore - my body is just not on the table that way anymore.

Christina Aguilera

MoneyMaking MoneyBodyTableWay

Even when I watch it, I laugh, because I think, 'That's me! I'm on 'Seinfeld.''

Constance Zimmer

MeThinkLaughWatchBecauseEven

I mean, I do whatever I need to do to get into character. Sometimes it's being incredibly quiet, and sometimes it's being loose and goofy.

Brendan Sexton III

CharacterQuietSometimesMeanNeed

There isn't a woman player in the world I can't give knights-odds to and still beat.

Bobby Fischer

WomanWorldBeatGiveStillPlayer

I had to get beat to understand how to win.

Bob Beamon

WinUnderstandBeatGetHowHad

I have been so blessed not only to talk about things that I want to talk about in my industry, but also to have a platform - and people want to hear about it.

Ashley Graham

PeopleBlessedWantTalkIndustry

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