Dorothy L. Sayers Quotes

A human being must have occupation, of he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.

Dorothy L. Sayers

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: June 13, 1893 - December 17, 1957

Topics

WorldBecomeHumanSheHuman Being

I always like a charity with people who don't speak English because I get them to do all kinds of things around my house.

Joan Rivers

PeopleSpeakCharityHouseAlways

I'm ambitious. I do think you have a tendency to be less happy sometimes when you're a seeker. You can be disenchanted because you're not getting what you want, and you're always striving and looking ahead instead of just being in the moment.

Matt Dillon

MomentHappyLookingThinkYouWant

When I'm sitting around watching a game with some friends, and we're all excited, and Jordan is driving in, we might say, 'Come on Mike, break me off a little somethin'-somethin'.' I decided to take that and translate it into what I do on 'SportsCenter.' Just add statistics.

Stuart Scott

MeGameDrivingFriendsStatistics

In both Russia and the U.S., there are a very small number of very, very rich people, and then there are a lot of people who don't have anything. The less inequality you have in a society, the more social peace you have. It's kind of a no-brainer.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

PeacePeopleSocietySmallRichYou

Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.

Robert Baden-Powell

BadDonePunishmentBad Habits

The only thing with press attention is that it can be very draining on our energy store.

Louise Wilson

EnergyAttentionOnlyPressStore

The only difference between your local college and a Christian seminary is that the latter is more honest.

Dennis Prager

CollegeChristianMoreDifference

I wanted to have a home where I could go home and unlock my door and go in and be settled. I was tired of being a gypsy.

Christine McVie

HomeTiredDoorGoUnlockWhere

Children succeed when grown-ups care about them.

Chris Meledandri

ChildrenSucceedCareAboutThem

I like places that have history in the sense of - you feel responsible to it.

Chris Stapleton

HistoryFeelYouPlacesResponsible

I was living in London and I thought, 'There's nothing here for me anymore.' I don't want to become this actor who's going to be doing this occasional good work in the theater and then ever diminishing bad television. I thought I'd rather do bad movies than bad television because you get more money for it.

Brian Cox

WorkGoodMoneyMeThoughtDoing

A good chef has to be a manager, a businessman and a great cook. To marry all three together is sometimes difficult.

Wolfgang Puck

GoodGreatTogetherChefSometimes

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