Dorothea Dix Quotes

I have had so much at heart. Defeated, not conquered; disappointed, not discouraged. I have but to be more energetic and more faithful in the difficult and painful vocation to which my life is devoted.

Dorothea Dix

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 4, 1802 - July 17, 1887

Topics

LifeHeartMy LifeDefeatedMore

I've seen John Wayne's 'True Grit' about 10 times.

John Glenn

GritTrueSeenAboutJohnTimes

I have committed my life to helping the poor, and I believe that if more companies followed Wal-Mart's lead in providing opportunity and savings to those who need it most, more Americans battling poverty would realize the American dream.

Andrew Young

LifeOpportunityAmerican DreamDream

In the end, with all of my films, I want to understand the continuity between these films and understand what they're trying to do.

Andrew Haigh

EndTryingWantUnderstandBetween

Dad never misses a chance to remind me that whenever we are travelling together, if 100 people mob him for autographs, five approach me.

Jeev Milkha Singh

TogetherPeopleMeChanceNeverHim

I'm much more on the phone to Mr. Kevin Pietersen these days than anybody else I know.

Trevor McDonald

PhoneKnowMoreDaysThanMuch

I did a production of 'Journey's End,' an RC Sherriff play about World War I, at the Edinburgh Festival. I was 18 and it was the first time that people I knew and loved and respected came up to me after the show and said, 'You know, you could really do this if you wanted to.'

Tom Hiddleston

JourneyTimeWarPeopleMeWorld

A lot of times, you try and please your biological family, and you can't please them.

Tom Lister, Jr.

FamilyYouTryYourPleaseThem

There are many outsiders that actively try to halt every natural resource development project in Alaska. Many of these same people have never even been to Alaska, yet they claim to know what's best for us.

Lisa Murkowski

BestPeopleKnowDevelopmentNever

I have been to Graceland a hundred times. Every kid in middle Tennessee has this night where it hits midnight, and they are like, 'Let's go to Graceland!' It's a rite of passage. I did it.

DJ Qualls

NightGoKidMidnightWhereMiddle

I always think any circumstances can be funny. Not that I'm irresponsible, but when things go wrong, I always come up with a joke or think of something funny to say.

Brian Helgeland

FunnyThinkWrongGoCircumstances

I wanted to be one of the voices in the box.

Bob Edwards

BoxVoicesWanted

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

Wilson Mizner

BestFriendsWayAwayKeepGive

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