Joseph Addison Quotes

The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to propagate their kind, the latter to preserve themselves.

Joseph Addison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LustKindFirstHungerCallMost

I hate those e-books. They cannot be the future. They may well be.

Maurice Sendak

FutureHateMayWellCannotThose

Shakespeare has always been up for grabs, and choreographers have every right to use him any way they choose.

Robert Gottlieb

ChooseWayRightHimAlwaysUp

I was shooting a mini-series for Sundance/BBC, called 'Top of the Lake,' that was shot by Jane Campion, who's a beautiful native New Zealander and famous film director. The role I was playing was very intense, and they shaved half my hair off. So, I looked like this post-apocalyptic character.

Jay Ryan

CharacterBeautifulHairFamousLake

Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively.

Chinua Achebe

WorkHistoryStoryComplicatedOur

Our nation's vital infrastructure - such as power grids and transportation hubs - becomes more vulnerable when individual devices get hacked. Criminals and terrorists who want to infiltrate systems and disrupt sensitive networks may start their attacks through access to just one person's smartphone.

Craig Federighi

PowerStartTransportationPerson

I always try to mix it up with each book - changing tone, changing style keeps the work very vital for me.

Colson Whitehead

WorkStyleMeBookTryAlways

The only thing holding us back is ourselves.

Brad Henry

BackUsOnlyOurselvesHolding

We're always just telling stories, and stories are always just approximations of the truth. It's never the truth exactly.

Brit Marling

TruthNeverAlwaysJustStories

Who will observe the observers?

Arthur Eddington

WillObserveWhoObservers

You should never meet your heroes. Paul Newman... I was so excited about meeting him, but he turned up in shell suit bottoms, slippers, and a jumper. He was just so worn out and old, he wanted to go home.

Allan Carr

HomeYouMeetingGoMeetNever

I have noticed a growth in demand from audiences to include more women of colour and women to be cast as significant roles in TV shows and movies.

Alisha Boe

GrowthWomenMoviesMoreColourTV

I want to make art that is helpful, that's useful to people, that starts fruitful conversations. That makes you think about a question that you hadn't considered before.

Kerry Bishe

ArtPeopleThinkYouWantQuestion

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