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Jonathan Swift Quotes

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: irish
Birth: November 30, 1667 - October 19, 1745

Topics

Blessed Nothing Never Disappointed

I always felt really guilty if I spent too much time playing video games. It's a colossal waste of time. And I can't say it's a very satisfying feeling at the end of the day, if you've spent eight hours playing a video game; you just end up feeling kind of spent, and used.

Time Day Video Games Game End You

If Iran obtains nuclear weapons, then almost certainly Saudi Arabia will do the same, as will Egypt, Turkey and perhaps others in the region.

Egypt Will Others Nuclear Weapons

It is very easy to forget how much of a pain training is when you have a dog for so long, but trust me, it's not as easy and quick as we all hope.

Dog Hope Trust Pain Training Me

Well, I think lower taxes and less regulation would actually promote growth.

Growth Think Taxes Well Regulation

I can change a No. 1 diaper in 30 seconds and a No. 2 in a minute.

Change I Can Diaper Minute Seconds

My thesis was a defense of our Constitution on the terms that the founding fathers wrote specifically in the Federalist Papers. They hoped that our form of government would draw forward men and women who are the wisest, most prudent, and most experienced.

Women Men Government Forward Defense

Things come in waves, and I'm always more interested in places like, for instance, Chicago, where people don't follow fashion. They're not galloping past your window on the way to the latest anything. They're living their lives. You do a play, they come and see it and say, 'That's nice', and then they go home.

Home Past People Window Fashion You

I'm not really a Jew; just Jew-ish, not the whole hog.

Jonathan Miller

Whole Just Hog Jew Really

In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you have the fantasy and science fiction crowd. At Harvard you have an entirely different audience. It's so schizophrenic.

Jonathan Carroll

Women Science You Science Fiction

I started playing basketball when I was about three years old. After that, everything else just came naturally. I had older cousins that used to let me hang with them, so I got my toughness from them.

Brandon Jennings

Me Basketball Three Toughness Old

And I had worked at the comic-book store almost by accident, because I was deciding to make a living as an artist, be it as an art tutor or illustrator, and that's how I wanted to make my living.

Brian Michael Bendis

Art Artist Living Because Almost

Certainly, when I'd left Iraq back in 2008, I'd been proud of my service, but whether we'd been successful or not was still an open question.

Service Proud Back Question Open

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