Booker T. Washington Quotes

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.

Booker T. Washington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915

Topics

LifeSuccessSmall ThingsDaySmall

I had great difficulty in school interacting with others, and I took refuge in the contrived setting of play acting, which is what I still do.

Jesse Eisenberg

GreatSchoolActingPlayOthers

I haven't said anything bad about Fay Vincent publicly, and I won't. I like him personally.

Jerry Reinsdorf

BadSaidHimAnythingLikeAbout

Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.

Matthew McConaughey

ManSmartGeniusCheeseburgerWho

Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight it or embrace it.

Jeff Dunham

FightToughInternetComedyYouNow

Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner.

John Updike

MarriageTeacherPeasantLearner

I don't like drawing characters facing right.

Stephan Pastis

DrawingRightLikeFacingCharacters

There is something essentially sanguine about me, which I am inclined to attribute to the fact that I was born by caesarean section. It must affect you.

Simon Callow

I AmMeYouBornAffectSomething

I don't have any focus groups on talent and programming. If I need five people in a mall to be paid $40 to tell me how to do my job, I shouldn't do my job.

Roger Ailes

FocusJobTalentPeopleMeNeed

I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean?

Liz Phair

GoodArtPainThinkYouEdge

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

Joyce Meyer

HumilityVirtueMoreSomethingThan

Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace.

Christian Dior

LightFaceBlackWorthNothingMore

At the end of the day, if you're an actor, you want to act. And it's not something you can do in the living room alone. If you're a painter, you can paint at home. If you write music, you can write on your own.

Ari Graynor

HomeMusicAloneDayEndYou

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