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Joseph Addison Quotes

Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Nature Weakness Human Nature Human

I remember back in the 1960s - late '50s, really - reading a comic book called 'Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Story.' Fourteen pages. It sold for 10 cents. And this little book inspired me to attend non-violence workshops, to study about Gandhi, about Thoreau, to study Martin Luther King, Jr., to study civil disobedience.

King Me Book Reading Story Remember

People like Superman, The Flash - they just feel limited in who they are and what you can do with them because everyone knows who they are and what they do. Someone like Animal Man feels very open to interpretation.

Man Animal People Feel Someone You

I have nothing against people having work done, it is when I hear tale of girls of 16 queuing up to get bigger breasts, that is when I despair.

Work People Done Nothing Despair Up

There's ups and downs of any job. If you worked at the post office, there's ups and downs. You have your good days, and you have your bad days. If you're a housewife, you have your good days, and you have your bad days.

Good Job Ups And Downs You Bad Days

I've said that we need to elect Democrats from the school board to the Senate.

School Said Need School Board Board

If deep-frying catfish, try a dredge of seasoned flour and cornmeal and add some bacon fat to the oil.

Fat Try Oil Bacon Catfish Some

Back 20 years ago, I was recording with Bruce Springsteen, and his producer called me and said I had to be in the studio the next day to finish the sessions, and I couldn't. I had to be in court, in California. All this took like 10 years out of my life.

Life Day Me My Life Back Said

If becoming a member of Congress is like going to college, then crafting legislation is our homework.

College Homework Congress Going Like

I will be engaging myself personally, as the head of the Polish government, in the optimization of conditions for the exploration, research, logistics and the business related to the production of shale gas.

Business Myself Government Research

It's really hard to get enough sleep, so I try to end my days by 9 P.M. so my husband and I have time to watch TV, chat, and then I like to read for at least half an hour before bed, but we have a lot of events, and there are places to go and people to talk to.

Chirlane McCray

Time Sleep People Husband End Go

I took to the luge when I was very young, but I never imagined that it would become my passion. At 14, I was already competing on artificial tracks.

Passion Young Become Never Competing

Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds.

Silence Minds Nation Pity Speaking

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