Logan Pearsall Smith Quotes

Those who set out to serve both God and Mammon soon discover that there isn't a God.

Logan Pearsall Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 18, 1865 - March 2, 1946

Topics

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The life of a swarm of bees is like an active and hazardous campaign of an army: the ranks are being continually depleted and continually recruited.

John Burroughs

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Whatever historical or ideological relevance the Iowa caucus has will more than likely not get you to the White House, but it will probably get you a sweet gig at Fox News.

Meghan McCain

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I find it next to impossible to remain politely silent when people prate to me about the glory of being given another chance to live happily ever after!

Mercedes McCambridge

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An egalitarian educational system is necessarily opposed to meritocracy and reward for achievement. It is inevitably opposed to procedures that might reveal differing levels of achievement.

Robert Bork

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Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.

Rita Dove

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The problem with Russia is not that it has laws restricting promotion of the gay lifestyle. The problem with Russia is that it has no laws that effectively constrain the strong or protect the weak.

Robert Zubrin

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It sounds extraordinary but it's a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading.

Mary Archer

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I only dance when I go out.

Diane Kruger

DanceGoOutOnly

Leslie Nielsen was my favorite growing up; getting to work with him was amazing.

Drake Bell

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If I could rub a genie and anything could happen? Truthfully, my other love, and this is a complete 180, but I'd love to do a spy or an espionage pic, like a James Bond movie.

Chris Diamantopoulos

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I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful.

Bobby McFerrin

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Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset. As people have been noting for years, the majority of strategic initiatives that are driven from the top are marginally effective - at best.

Peter Senge

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