Josh Billings Quotes

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

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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I am doing my job and trying to win a game for my team. I shouldn't be getting racially abused; it's silly.

Jermain Defoe

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In terms of rock and roll, I'm often drawn to louder, rougher stuff; maybe that's my history as a punk rock wannabee showing itself! Honestly, though, I'm not one of those people who listens to music constantly. I really love silence.

Jennifer Egan

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Governments can no longer control 100 percent of the story. Time and geographical boundaries disappear. In places like China and all over the Middle East, social-media outlets are being used to expose and hold accountable public officials that don't want to be held accountable for corruption and human rights abuses.

Amy Jo Martin

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So many times, these kids know more about the technology than their parents. And so many times, we're putting kids in very adult situations and expecting them to behave like they're 40 years old. Well, that's just not going to happen.

Amy Klobuchar

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He flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.

Stephen Leacock

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The issue of race is not an issue of choice. It's an issue of birth.

Tony Evans

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When I received my B. S. degree in 1932, only two of the fundamental particles of physics were known.

Luis Walter Alvarez

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Once I'd reached the point where I could squirrel away more than 30 digits a minute in memory palaces, I still only sporadically used the techniques to memorize the phone numbers of people I actually wanted to call. I found it was just too simple to punch them into my cell phone.

Joshua Foer

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I don't think you should ever run from history. You should learn from it and embrace it.

Doc Rivers

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'Wuthering Heights' is portrayed as a great romantic novel, and when I read it again, I thought, 'How is this romantic? All these people are horrible to each other!'

Chloe Pirrie

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With devotion at the center of your awareness, you don't have to refer to your past in order to make a choice of how to respond or react in any given situation.

Debbie Ford

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I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.

Alice Sebold

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