Arnold J. Toynbee Quotes

As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility.

Arnold J. Toynbee

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 14, 1889 - October 22, 1975

Topics

NatureGodFreedomResponsibility

For me the march was a labor - a labor of love - but I was busy handing out flyers for the National Association of Black Social Workers, so I really wasn't standing in the crowd listening and observing. I was busy.

Andre Braugher

LoveMeListeningBusyBlackLabor

The biggest mistake people make is to try to lose too much weight too fast.

Mehmet Oz

HealthMistakePeopleLoseToo Much

I really love stories about women.

Max Minghella

LoveWomenLove StoriesStories

You will never see my sons in parties. We keep to ourselves and try to do whatever we have to do.

Mian Muhammad Mansha

YouWillTryNeverSeeWhatever

When I was a kid I got so much help from the Church. When I was a kid, our family was so poor they couldn't afford me to go to school, so there was an American family that send the money to the church to support my school fees.

John Woo

FamilyMoneySchoolSupportMeHelp

After 'Where the Wild Things Are,' I guess I felt more confident as a writer.

Spike Jonze

ConfidentMoreWildThingsWhere

My prayer is to learn new things, imbibe fresh insights. You must not take life too seriously. You must enjoy the process of living.

Sonu Nigam

LifePrayerNew ThingsLearnEnjoy

All mathematics is is a language that is well tuned, finely honed, to describe patterns; be it patterns in a star, which has five points that are regularly arranged, be it patterns in numbers like 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 that follow very regular progression.

Brian Greene

MathematicsLanguageNumbersFollow

Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process, too.

Bruce Feiler

FamilyHistoryChildProcessPlay

I prefer when movies target my heart instead of my mind.

Anton Yelchin

HeartMindTargetMoviesInstead

I think I just have to be myself. No one can write the songs I do, and no one can sing the way I do - I believe that's important for every artist to remember.

Astrid S

MyselfBelieveThinkRememberArtist

In most presidential elections, the taller candidate wins.

Susan Estrich

ElectionsCandidateMostWinsTaller

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