Josh Billings Quotes

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.

Josh Billings

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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All I'm writing is just what I feel, that's all. I just keep it almost naked. And probably the words are so bland.

Jimi Hendrix

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The further forward we go, the further back we have to explore in order to go forward again.

Stephen Gardiner

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I'm not into being all 'film-y' and going to the premieres and parties. I tend to feel like the embarrassing uncle at a wedding.

Simon Beaufoy

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I'm scared by the enormous amount of bottled water being consumed today, instead of people drinking filtered tap water. Did you know that nearly 90 percent of those plastic bottles are not recycled and wind up in landfills where it takes thousands of years for the plastic to decompose?

Robert Englund

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We believe that the Federal Reserve has to carry on with a progressive increase in interest rates as a consequence of the American economy.

Rodrigo Rato

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Don't get me started about the media double standard.

Molly Ivins

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Everyone has emotions; you just learn to use then and be comfortable with them.

Mitch Gaylord

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If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for Shameless, I said to myself, Now, every day for 90 days you have to write a song; good, bad or indifferent. So that was really helpful.

Judy Collins

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I like good stories. Quality products and character are what's important. Even if the script isn't that strong, if I challenge myself with a great character, I'll go for it.

Corin Nemec

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Babies are born bow-legged in South Dakota. By the age of 12, they can purchase guns. At 14, they can take their driving test. Fortunately, since the geographical area of South Dakota can accommodate both France and Germany, but has a population of only 750,000, the chances of hitting anything are pretty slim.

Clive Sinclair

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I wouldn't say that 'The Fabric of the Cosmos' is a book on cosmology. Cosmology certainly plays a big part, but the major theme is our ever-evolving understanding of space and time, and what it all means for our sense of reality.

Brian Greene

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I consider nature a vast chemical laboratory in which all kinds of composition and decompositions are formed.

Antoine Lavoisier

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