Mary Astell Quotes

Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business. Hence come those frequent absences, so observable in conversation; for whilst the body is confined to present company, the mind is flown to that which it delights in.

Mary Astell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 12, 1666 - May 11, 1731

Topics

BusinessMindPresentBodyWill

If you're an old cat around young girls, you got to have somethin' to bring to the table.

Jim Brown

YouTableYoungOldCatBring

It's shocking to think about how little the travel industry cares about sustainability - and it's the basis of their business!

Jochen Zeitz

BusinessTravelThinkSustainability

I was a natural drama queen when I was younger. I was always doing impersonations and showing off.

Jodie Comer

QueenDoingDramaAlwaysNatural

I can't tell you exactly how I found it. It was just a process of writing a lot of stories and reading a lot of stories that I admired and just working and working until the sentences sounded right and I was satisfied with them.

Jhumpa Lahiri

WritingReadingProcessYouRight

I was Hillary in '08. I love Obama, but I was Hillary first, so I was happy to be back there with her again.

Jeremy Scott

LoveHappyBackFirstHerAgain

People think I'm fearless. But I'm human.

Megyn Kelly

PeopleFearlessThinkHuman

I didn't buy the Porsche for status. I hate that, and it's actually kind of goofy now because in L.A., a Porsche is like a Honda. It was just that I could pay that much money for a car and drive it off the lot.

Sophia Amoruso

CarMoneyHateDriveNowKind

I have fought to protect those benefits that ensure better salaries for teachers across the Nation such as grants to pay off student loans and funding for Teach for America. Still, we must all do more to show our continued appreciation for our Nation's leading role models.

Solomon Ortiz

AppreciationBetterAmericaStudent

The 'Reno' movie is very solid. 'Balls of Fury' I'm pretty disappointed in - I blame myself. People hate both of those movies equally.

Robert Ben Garant

MyselfHatePeopleBlameMovies

When our executive producer, Julie Plec, told me I was going to become a hybrid I got really excited. Because there's a lot of responsibility that comes with that, especially in our world of 'The Vampire Diaries' where Tyler is the first successful hybrid that's made.

Michael Trevino

ResponsibilityMeWorldBecomeFirst

Newspapers and magazines are vanishing. But science writers are not. In fact, they are becoming so adept and varied that I hardly have time to read 'Gawker' anymore.

Michael Specter

ScienceTimeBecomingReadFact

I liked school except for having to get up early and, of course, high school drama!

Diana DeGarmo

SchoolHigh SchoolEarlyDramaHigh

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