Joseph Addison Quotes

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

Joseph Addison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MomentCloudsMindSerenityKindUp

If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.

John Atkinson

LifeYouRunWillOwnYour

I've been pretty career-focused since moving to New York.

Andrew Rannells

New YorkMovingNewPrettyBeen

Every week we have a concert, what we are performing is my favorite music in the world.

Andris Nelsons

MusicWorldWeekConcertPerforming

What's seemingly a simple thing can actually be the hardest to achieve.

Roger Deakins

SimpleAchieveHardestActually

Change is often the agent of progress in ways we can't always readily see in the early days.

Lloyd Blankfein

ChangeProgressEarlyAlwaysSee

I never not wanted to be a singer. Since I was 3, I knew this was what I wanted to do. Well, I can't say I wanted to do it, but I fantasized and thought about it all the time. I never thought it would actually happen.

Lisa Marie Presley

TimeThoughtSayNeverSingerWell

The truth is the Republican leadership has created a credit card Congress that is recklessly selling out the future of America, our children and our grandchildren, and President Bush is the most fiscally irresponsible President in the history of America.

Dennis Cardoza

LeadershipFutureTruthChildren

My definition, a definition in the drill books from the time that General Von Steuben wrote the regulations for General George Washington, the definition of the object of military training is success in battle... It wouldn't be any sense to have a military organization on the backs of the American taxpayers with any other definition.

Chesty Puller

SuccessTimeTrainingOrganization

I've never seen a town that's so connected and so proud of their team and so passionate about the game. That's what makes Dortmund stand out so much. The weather isn't very good, but it's just a great town to live in. It's really known for the soccer.

Christian Pulisic

GoodLiveGreatTeamWeatherProud

From what we understand about participation by women and minorities, we need to do a better job of exposing people early in their careers to STEM fields.

Cory Gardner

WomenJobPeopleBetterEarlyNeed

Ask me whether inflation represents longer-term problem. I think there's a potential there for excess reserves to create problems.

Arthur Laffer

MeProblemsThinkPotentialProblem

It gives me a huge buzz when people say they've enjoyed my books, because this grew out of a hobby, and it's an absolute passion, and it's lovely when I get feedback.

Alison Weir

PassionPeopleMeFeedbackHobby

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