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Joseph Addison Quotes

Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: May 1, 1672 - June 17, 1719

Topics

Life Nature Grief Man Enough Cruel

I love the idea of real-life experiences finding their way into fiction. I think that's really cool.

Love Cool Think Finding Way Fiction

Organized religion provides a model of the way all organizations, from the state down to the village garden club, end a price in terms of a member's freedom of thought and action.

Freedom Religion Action Thought End

I didn't even know I needed throw pillows. That was always Brad's thing.

Know Always Throw Even Needed Thing

The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious.

Power Say Vocation Suspicious Least

Christianity is, I believe, about expanded life, heightened consciousness and achieving a new humanity. It is not about closed minds, supernatural interventions, a fallen creation, guilt, original sin or divine rescue.

John Shelby Spong

Life Believe Guilt Humanity New Sin

You don't watch television shows to see people having an easy day. You watch to see them make some of the hardest decisions they have to make. It's enjoyable to see them dealing with those important parts of their lives.

Day People Decisions You Television

It would have been more obvious to go into film, based on the generation before me, but the generation before them were all composers or classical musicians.

Robert Coppola Schwartzman

Me Generation Musicians Go More

It's much easier to see my son involved in creative than to see my daughter in the ring. But they've both worked really hard. I'm really proud of both of them.

Son Daughter Creative Proud Ring

I must say that in my early years, I was incredibly aggressive. I was working as hard as I could to build a business, to try to dominate a business. And I probably irritated a lot of people.

Business People Early Say Build Try

All of comedy at some level is trial-and-error, whether it's a stand-up trying out jokes or a comedy show trying stories.

Comedy Trying Out Jokes Level Show

Scientific experiments are expensive, and people are entitled to know about them if they want to. I think it is very difficult to convey ideas.

People Ideas Think Know Want

If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Work Myself I Am Hard Approval Am

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