Alice Morse Earle Quotes

The landlord of colonial days may not have been the greatest man in town, but he was certainly the best-known, often the most popular, and ever the most picturesque and cheerful figure.

Alice Morse Earle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 27, 1851 - February 16, 1911

Topics

ManCheerfulDaysGreatestMayBeen

Most entertainers start at a young age saying, 'I don't want to be normal. I don't want a regular job.'... I think that's something that's innate.

Sinbad

AgeJobStartSayingThinkYoung

And George Brett. I think most people know that George and I have become pretty good friends over the years.

Robin Yount

GoodPeopleThinkFriendsKnowOver

My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me - this is the truth - so she made me drink some horrible terrifying potions, for year.

Roberto Benigni

MotherTruthUglyMeThoughtYear

There is actually no such thing as an Artist type. 'Artist' is just an economic designation, a box you tick on a form. We are all people, and we are all creative.

Russell Smith

CreativePeopleYouArtistBoxJust

I was student council president in high school, and even in law school, I was vice-president of the student bar association.

Demetri Martin

SchoolLawHigh SchoolStudentHigh

I'm not Dr. Phil. I'm not Dr. Laura.

Delilah

LauraDrPhil

What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?

Donald Fagen

YouSomethingTransformWorthwhile

I was raised with no religious training or influence. Except the influence was to be a moral and ethical person at the secular level. And to be a peace marcher, an activist for civil rights, peace and justice.

Anne Lamott

JusticePeaceTrainingInfluence

As we grow, our music grows, and it's very natural and organic, and it's nothing that's forced, which is really, really important to us because we don't want to just do something drastic just to do it.

Ally Brooke

MusicGrowImportantWantNothing

I was a terrible student. I didn't graduate magna cum laude: I graduated 'Thank you, Lawdy!'

Shannon Sharpe

Thank YouYouStudentTerribleThank

When I finish a first draft, I often look back at first chapters I wrote and laugh at them. They're like pictures of yourself in middle school. You're embarrassed to see them.

Scott Westerfeld

YourselfSchoolLaughYouLookBack

Everything I do from now on, I'll have a mustache. I can promise you that. I don't care who I have to convince. If you see me with a mustache in a movie or on stage in the future, you'll know that I pitched the idea.

Ty Burrell

FutureMeCareYouI CanKnow

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Alice Morse Earle