Joseph Addison Quotes

Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies its curiosity, and gives it an idea of which it was not before possessed.

Joseph Addison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God.

Jeremy Lin

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I'm just kind of taking a break now and enjoying the freedom of making my own choices. When you're on a television show for six years, they run your schedule.

Andrew Shue

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Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.

John Cleese

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Be honest about how you approach failure. Don't just be critical of yourself, because that can be self-serving. Approach it honestly, assess your performance, and assess the areas where you have fallen short. Correct them and move on. Don't dwell on it. Don't hold on to it.

Megan Rapinoe

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My winter uniform is jeans, boots, and an oversize blazer for good measure. It's my formula for getting dressed in under 10 minutes.

Jeanne Damas

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The most beautiful thing in Cambodia isn't the country - it's the Cambodian people.

Rithy Panh

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Although the president has the power to remove an FBI director, the decision should not be taken lightly.

Rod Rosenstein

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Writing is a great love of mine.

Micky Dolenz

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You just go where poetry is, whether it's in your heart or your mind or in books or in places where there's live poetry or recordings.

Joy Harjo

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We didn't have a glee club at my school. It depends on what area of the States you're from. It's more in the Midwest.

Jonathan Groff

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Synthesizers were looked at as stealing the soul of music, but then there were these new bands who used it to contradict that idea.

Brendon Urie

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To be a winner, you've got to be an appraiser. You've got to be able to play at your best under pressure. And more money creates more pressure. Money is the finest fuel in the world.

Bobby Riggs

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