Mary Astell Quotes

That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which recommended it to us holds.

Mary Astell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ValueSelfRealHumourUsThan

So basically, I don't know what I'm talking about. But maybe I do.

Jenny McCarthy

TalkingKnowMaybeAboutBasically

We rise in glory as we sink in pride.

Andrew Young

PrideRiseGlorySink

The songs are inspired by my experiences. Sometimes they are more than my real-life and, conversely, my life is more than just my songs.

Melissa Etheridge

LifeMy LifeSometimesMoreInspired

We believe the size is almost irrelevant to investment success. Our size has certainly not diminished our enthusiasm for investing in our funds, our ability to find or create opportunities, or our performance outlook.

John Paulson

SuccessPerformanceBelieveCreate

The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

BreakBecauseWeakest LinkChain

It didn't get any more glamorous than Havana, Cuba, in the 1950s. I used to go there when I was a waiter on a cruise ship.

Sirio Maccioni

ShipGoMoreCubaCruiseGlamorous

We have new rules that give shareholders the ability to vote on executive compensation. We have new rules for asset-backed securities. We have new rules around credit rating agencies.

Mary Schapiro

CreditRulesNewVoteAbilityGive

I've built an 8-track studio in my house that's virtually identical to what they used at Abbey Road, and I also own the 16-track set-up that Led Zeppelin used to record 'Houses of the Holy.' I'm interested in producing, but I'm mostly recording my own stuff.

Lukas Haas

RoadHouseMy OwnOwnUsedStuff

You can only have one aim per debate.

Christopher Hitchens

YouDebateAimOnlyPer

Art is the most beautiful of all lies.

Claude Debussy

BeautifulArtMost BeautifulLies

So don't applaud. Just send me the check.

Broderick Crawford

MeCheckJustSendApplaud

I used to tell my graduate students at Stanford, 'Don't worry about what job you have to pick because your job picks you. Let your job pick you. Find something you are passionate about. Then when you are passionate, be persistent. Just keep doing it for a while because progress is always hard work. It never rests in ideas.'

Sebastian Thrun

WorkHard WorkJobProgressIdeas

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