Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes

In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 22, 1820 - January 18, 1904

Topics

PoliticsTargetPositionFiredBeing

We live in a dominant culture of ceaseless Departure and Progress that has so far lasted two or three centuries.

John Berger

LiveCultureProgressThreeTwoFar

I'm very lucky to have a very nurturing, close family.

Jeremy Strong

FamilyLuckyCloseNurturingVery

If you wanted to watch me work, it would be totally boring. It would look like a Warhol film where nothing happens. I sit for 24 hours, then I scratch myself.

Robert Irwin

WorkMyselfMeYouLookBoring

One of the most unusual shuttles operates at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site in Texas, carrying visitors on a one and one-half hour trip past Johnson's birthplace, the family cemetery and ranch house, and through the ranch.

Michael Frome

FamilyPastTexasHouseThrough

I see this fella built like a barn door... and there's all these fox hunters, who didn't like me, screaming and shouting and as I walked past him I looked at him and he hit me with something.

John Prescott

PastMeDoorFoxHimSee

I'm concerned about the insidious influence of the media's bad messages that undermine the lessons parents try to instill in their sons and daughters.

John Ratzenberger

ParentsInfluenceMediaBadTry

Make intercessory prayer a priority in your life and the life of your family. It will cause you to be more empathetic, less self-obsessed, and increasingly more like Christ.

Monica Johnson

LifeFamilyPrayerYouWillMore

I write while I'm walking, on little scraps of paper. If I have a melody going, I can feel it for days.

Juan Felipe Herrera

FeelWalkingI CanWriteDaysGoing

And while it is true that I got the best woman in the world, I don't think love saves you.

Dorothy Allison

LoveBestWomanWorldThinkYou

At some level, I feel it is nice to know that a film of yours is doing well at the box office and has also got great reviews. That feels like success.

Deepika Padukone

SuccessGreatFeelDoingKnowNice

I couldn't hit a home run to save my life, and I was a sucker for the curveball.

Brooks Koepka

LifeHomeMy LifeRunHome RunSave

When you don't have time, especially for a director, you cannot do exactly what you want to do. You have to cut your dream to fit in the movie you're doing.

Marion Cotillard

TimeDoingYouDreamWantDirector

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