Mary Augusta Ward Quotes

So as the years draw on toward the Biblical limit, the inclination to look back, and to tell some sort of story of what one has seen, grows upon most of us.

Mary Augusta Ward

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: June 11, 1851 - March 24, 1920

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StoryLookBackYearsLimitTell

When I and the other young artists were working in comics, our work carried with it a particularly American slant. After all, we were Americans drawing and writing about things that touched us. As it turned out, the early work was, you might say, a comic book version of Jazz.

Joe Simon

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I turned down 'Some Like It Hot.' See how smart I am? I felt I couldn't bring anything funny to it. The outfit was funny. I don't need to compete with the wardrobe.

Jerry Lewis

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You can be the best actor in the world, but if you don't have that one lucky moment, it kind of doesn't matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won't have that one lucky moment.

Jeremy Irvine

MomentBestAmazingWorldChance

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

Melvyn Bragg

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I believe that both Obama and Trump would describe themselves as outsiders.

John Waters

BelieveI BelieveWouldOutsiders

It was different when I was young, aged 20, playing the French Open. I didn't have so much experience. I just played tennis because I loved the game.

Ana Ivanovic

ExperienceGameLovedYoungTennis

Well, you can't throw heavy, analytical, thought-provoking songs at people 24/7. It's been my experience over the last 20 years that on a rare occasion, in a live setting, if you can slow people down to listen to two good ballads, then you're doing pretty good. Then throw a tempo at 'em. Then have fun.

Ronnie Dunn

GoodLiveExperienceFunPeopleYou

We are all a tiger with feelings. An elephant who never forgets. We are tiger, panther, monkey - we are all of these things, all of the life rhythms.

Ruby Dee

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I often feel very guilty because of the time that I spend outside of my home and the little time that sometimes I have for my kids.

Antonio Banderas

HomeTimeFeelGuiltySometimes

You know, I was on 'Cheers' for eight years, and I couldn't get another job, and I thought, 'I'm going to be Woody Boyd forever.' Which is not bad, but I really thought I was capable of more.

Woody Harrelson

JobThoughtYouBadKnowMore

Good generalship is a realization that... you've got to try and figure out how to accomplish your mission with a minimum loss of human life.

Norman Schwarzkopf

LifeGoodLossMissionYouTry

It's this patronizing thing that people have about if you're against the war, everyone's lumped together. You know, the soldiers are not scholars; they're not war experts.

Richard Belzer

TogetherWarPeopleYouKnow

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