Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes

Most of us don't mind doing what we ought to do when it doesn't interfere with what we want to do, but it takes discipline and maturity to do what we ought to do whether we want to or not.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: June 11, 1917 - December 1, 2008

Topics

Discipline Maturity Mind Doing Want

Well, I'm lucky because, you see, I'll probably bounce back from this role.

Jennifer Saunders

You Back Lucky See Bounce Role

Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don't alienate the legislature on Day 1.

Andrew Cuomo

Day Lesson Legislature Alienate

Thomas Young was born in 1731 in upstate New York. The child of impoverished Irish immigrants, he grew up in a log cabin without the benefit of a formal education. But he was an avid reader who began collecting books at a young age and eventually amassed one of the finest personal libraries in New England.

Matthew Stewart

Education Age New York Child Born

The educational highlights I remember were not in the classroom. My father spent a lot of time with me when he could. He taught me how to take square roots, a skill I have retained but do not use often, except to check that I still remember.

Angus Deaton

Father Time Me Roots Remember Skill

I honestly think I'm just an actor. It doesn't matter the medium. I can go on stage and be happy, I can be on TV and be happy.

Michael Ealy

Happy Be Happy Think I Can Go Actor

I'm not going to sugarcoat myself. For what?

Metta World Peace

Myself Going

When I was ten, I had a weird cinema party where I invited everyone from my street to come. I pretended I was an usher and tried to sell them all popcorn.

Sophie McShera

Weird Cinema Party Street Popcorn

I feel the pressure to be toned, yeah, and everyone's going on about the thigh gap, but I like food more than exercise, so I'll just carry on that way.

Sophie Turner

Food Pressure Feel Exercise Way

It's always nice to start off with a good result.

Robbie Keane

Good Start Result Nice Always Off

I was really serious about painting, so I could never be a Sunday painter. You can't just switch it on and off.

Roger Rees

Painting You Sunday Serious Never

I wasn't a financial pro, and I paid the price.

Ruth Handler

Finance Financial Price Paid Pro

When you're growing up in Jamaica and you don't have much, and then you gain more and more... you can now share the more that you have with the people that have less because you know what less is like.

Rohan Marley

People Growing Up You Growing Know