Joseph Lancaster Quotes

A spirit, breathing the language of independence, is natural to Englishmen, few of whom are disposed to brook compulsion, or submit to the dictates of others, when not softened by reason, or tempered with kindness.

Joseph Lancaster

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 25, 1778 - October 23, 1838

Topics

KindnessIndependenceLanguageSpirit

Then, you were supposed to discover the city, where they were. But because somebody like skeletons. And that they discovered that they were at a cheap price, we used too many skeletons all over the place, and the public got the wrong message.

John Hench

CityYouWrongPlacePriceCheap

I read somewhere that failure is an event, not a person, but I never feel that way. It's who I am.

Jeff Van Gundy

FailureI AmFeelPersonWayNever

If you want to be taken seriously and gain credibility, you really do have to try and write yourself. I don't want to do an album of covers and stuff.

Amy Nuttall

YourselfYouWantSeriouslyTry

Later on, there were some problems with our navy, so he made me the head of the navy - all things that I hardly knew anything about. I was basically an ignorant young man.

Shimon Peres

ManMeProblemsYoungYoung Man

My first professional relationship, I danced with the Parsons Dance Company, and David Parsons, my former boss, allowed me to choreograph on the company.

Robert Battle

RelationshipDanceBossMeFirst

The passion for destruction is also a creative passion.

Mikhail Bakunin

PassionCreativeDestructionAlso

There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl's requesting a signed photo of me.

Michael Phelps

GirlMorningWomanMeSheChina

To be immortal is commonplace; except for man, all creatures are immortal, for they are ignorant of death; what is divine, terrible, incomprehensible, is to know that one is immortal.

Jorge Luis Borges

DeathManKnowIgnorantDivine

For me, if Shakespeare was around today, he'd be writing screenplays - a big Hollywood movie.

Douglas Booth

TodayMeWritingHollywoodBigHe

What I tell women who want to get on corporate boards is to get connected! Do volunteer work, network in business, join community organization where you can demonstrate your leadership capabilities and other people can see your skills being applied.

Debra L. Reed

WorkLeadershipWomenBusinessYou

The trick to making a story matter is that every now and then, somebody you care about has to go. If it's somebody that you don't care about, then it doesn't really have - the stakes aren't there. But if you do that every now and then, then the story matters to people. And there are actual stakes involved, emotional stakes.

David Simon

PeopleStoryCareYouGoMatter

Writing a novel that crosses genres is a risk, but one well worth taking.

Chet Williamson

WritingWorthRiskWellNovel

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