William Shenstone Quotes

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

William Shenstone

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 18, 1714 - February 11, 1763

Topics

TruthLiarBeginsLikeMakingEnds

The limit is not as narrow as it might be. I do not claim for this action, as it now goes on, an ideal degree of efficiency. What I do claim is that this type of competition already reveals its nature and its ultimate power to hold seeming monopolies in check.

John Bates Clark

NaturePowerCompetitionActionNow

Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers - the guys who steal all the money and take off. That's the fun stuff.

John Grisham

MoneyFunReal EstateLawyerYou

If you're in a heterosexual relationship and you're a female, you win.

Megan Fox

RelationshipWinYouFemale

When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit.

Shoeless Joe Jackson

PurposeUpGetPlateHitHitting

When I weed, I like to get off into my own head. For one thing, my wife plants and I have trouble telling which plants are weeds and which are my favorite plants. So I tend to hop around and grab the weeds that I know are weeds. So I don't weed all that linearly. I tend to weed haphazardly.

Roy Blount, Jr.

WifePlantsTroubleKnowMy OwnOwn

But I'm very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them.

Mary Tyler Moore

LifeTimeHappyMy LifeCountryWay

One of the downsides of working in antiquity is that you don't have many female voices, but you certainly have a lot of male terror about the potential of women's power. It shows you very clearly that the most oppressive cultures tend to be afraid of those whom they oppress.

Mary Beard

WomenPowerPotentialYouCultures

It's important to remember that Britain was the first country to industrialize, so I think there's a strong argument to say this is where my profession was founded.

Jonathan Ive

StrongThinkRememberCountrySay

It doesn't take a year to sing a song. Takes a year for people to figure out how to market it.

Chrisette Michele

PeopleSongYearOutTakeMarket

If I'm going to Kilburn, I get on a bus.

Bradley Wiggins

BusGoingGet

Tom Kitt aside - he's in his own category with me, of course - Stephen Sondheim is one of my all-time favorite composers.

Alice Ripley

MeOwnFavoriteCourseHeCategory

A good cult delivers on its promises. A good cult nourishes the needs of its members, has transparency and integrity, and creates provisions for challenging its leadership openly. A good cult expands the freedoms and well-being of its members rather than limits them.

Philip Zimbardo

LeadershipGoodIntegrityPromises

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by William Shenstone