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Josh Billings Quotes

Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: April 21, 1818 - October 14, 1885

Topics

Wisdom Honesty World Wealth Bread

I don't know why, but audiences are often sympathetic to thieves. Sometimes they are more sympathetic to thieves then they are to earnest people. What does that say about society?

People Society Know Sometimes Say

We are strangely biased, as individuals and media institutions, to focus on big sudden changes, whether good or bad - amazing breakthroughs, such as a new gadget that gets released, or catastrophic failures, like a plane crash.

Good Focus Amazing Media Bad New

Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family.

I've never actually been exposed to the hardships that proper soldiers endure. I also think you need a particular constitution to be a soldier - built a certain way and wired a certain way. I don't know if I'd be too good with being told what to do all the time. I am a law-abider, but I've got a lot of questions and opinions, so maybe not.

Tom Glynn-Carney

Good Time I Am Constitution Think

I auditioned for the role of Jamie Mitchell in 'EastEnders,' and it was between me and Jack Ryder, and he got it.

Me Got Role Between He Jack

For more than forty years, the United States Congress has shamelessly used payroll taxes intended for Social Security to fund big government spending.

Government Security Congress Taxes

I get really into research. I know people say that, but I'm really into research.

People Research Know Say People Say

I think my mother was like a small company which, because things are not ship-shape, keeps two sets of books, one for the auditors and then there's the other one.

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Mother Small Think Company Two Like

I just want to make one really good movie a year. And when I die, to know I was honest as an artist.

Good Die Year Artist Know Want

At times, I feel overwhelmed and my depression leads me into darkness.

Depression Darkness Me Feel I Feel

Some days I'm lucky to squeeze out a page of copy that pleases me, but I get as many as six or seven pages on a very good day; the average is probably three pages.

Good Day Good Day Me Copy Three

All the people I have written about remain with me - perhaps they are my closest friends.

People Me Friends Closest Friends

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