Joseph Addison Quotes

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it.

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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Well, I think the main message is there is more to your story. There is more than what happens between the crib and the grave, and that is what I am really trying to speak to, this idea that all of life is this life and that there is nothing more than what we see and experience right here on this earth.

Max Lucado

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To say what your disguise is would be foolish.

John McAfee

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It's true there were a lot of clubs interested in me - I had talks with some of the biggest clubs in Europe.

Matteo Guendouzi

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What I love about 'The Good Wife' is that it's not straightforward.

Matt Czuchry

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'The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme that was bombastic and grabbed your attention - and when you look at TV shows of the 1970s and '80s, things got very mild and toned down and... obsequious.

Matt Groening

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Cars are now saying, 'I need special features because I'm going to rely on the network for mission critical things, safety, transportation efficiency.'

Steve Mollenkopf

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When my father died, those years when he was working on the Hubble came back to me, and it seemed fitting to imagine him as having somehow merged with the large mystery that the universe represents.

Tracy K. Smith

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I think saying you're bad at something is rather wonderful because then it doesn't matter anymore.

Rupert Friend

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Everything was good when I was in Japan, and then, unfortunately, the injuries started.

Mirko Cro Cop

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For something to be useful to the spirit is not very valuable to get your covered wagon across the desert. We have adopted that attitude so thoroughly that any American father whose son tells him he wants to write poetry will be embarrassed.

Miller Williams

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I'm accustomed to Internet forums where rudeness and incivility are the rule, where too many people seem to take pride in their insults.

Bryan Burrough

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Before I had a double mastectomy, I was already pretty flat-chested, and I made so many jokes over the years about how small my chest was that I started to think that maybe my boobs overheard me... and were just like, 'You know what? We're sick of this. Let's kill her.'

Tig Notaro

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