Mary Astell Quotes

To all the rest of his Absurdities, (for vice is always unreasonable,) he adds one more, who expects that Vertue from another which he won't practise himself.

Mary Astell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I want my art to make people look at the world in a new way. I mean, what's the point of the art of writing if it doesn't take you into the mysterious?

John Banville

ArtPeopleWritingWorldYouLook

I think so much of what we learn when we get older is being comfortable in our own skin and learning what looks good, and not being so trend-centric.

Meghan Markle

LearningGoodThinkLearnSkinOwn

All I know is politics. Really, politics takes up most of my time; it's nonstop.

Jean-Claude Duvalier

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Rather than make excuses for their failures, resilient people learn from each mistake. They identify skills, ideas, and life lessons that can be gained from each failed opportunity.

Amy Morin

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In 10000 BC, all human beings were hunter-gatherers; by 1500 AD, 1 percent were hunter-gatherers. Less than .001 percent of people are hunter-gatherers today.

Robyn Davidson

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Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

Ronald Reagan

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I think one of the appeals of suspense is to safely explore our innermost fears.

Lisa Gardner

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I think it's a great pity in the Anglophone world that we conflate cinema verite and Direct Cinema; they're, in fact, ontological opposites. In Direct Cinema, we create a fictional reality with characters and pretend we're not that.

Joshua Oppenheimer

GreatWorldThinkRealityCinema

I think there's definitely a way to tell a story, to also look at marriages that are working, but find drama from what's challenging them. That's what I think, certainly, 'Parenthood' is kind of about: the unexpected things that come up in your life that challenge you as a man, as a woman, as a husband and a wife, and as a parent.

Jason Katims

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When I was about 14, I got a tacky keyboard for 250 pounds and put on a drum machine and found I could write a song.

Dolores O'Riordan

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There's nothing like Cameron Indoor Stadium where the kids are right on top of you and the Cameron Crazies are going nuts. Rupp Arena with the Big Blue Nation and the passion of their fans is special.

Dick Vitale

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I started FUBU in 1989 but ran out of money three times and closed it down.

Daymond John

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