William Samuel Johnson Quotes

It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity.

William Samuel Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 7, 1727 - November 14, 1819

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It's a video release as well so I have to be perfectly honest and go, probably not specifically for DVD, but there are extra bits on it that aren't on anything else, so as exciting as that sounds.

Jo Brand

GoAnythingHonestReleaseWell

I think my fans would probably be surprised to know I'm not insane - I'm not a crazy person in real life. I'm a pretty low-key dude. I like chilling at home and playing with my dog.

Jerry Trainor

LifeDogHomeCrazyThinkPerson

When I was in Mexico and started to dream in Spanish, I knew that was a good sign that I was learning the language. It was cool.

Andrea Navedo

LearningGoodCoolLanguageDream

For even the ordinary well-read person, the French Enlightenment is largely restricted to the three big-name philosophes: Diderot, Rousseau, Voltaire.

Michael Dirda

EnlightenmentPersonThreeOrdinary

I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials.

Alton Brown

GoodIdeaDirectingCommercialsHad

My brother was a fantastic cheerleader for my development as a musician. He was almost 10 years older than me and would really push me to develop as a songwriter.

Tori Amos

BrotherMePushDevelopmentYears

Patriarchy is impotent and qualitatively unable to solve even the most simple problems in the cosmos such as picking up their own socks or placing a carton of milk back in the refrigerator after drinking from it.

Roseanne Barr

SimpleProblemsBackSocksMilkOwn

For writers, you just have to have the ability to not restrict your imagination. Men can write about women; women can write about men. Straight people can write about gay people; gay people can write about straight people.

Mike O'Malley

WomenMenImaginationPeopleYou

People watch the Olympics because they want to believe in heroes; I know I did.

Mikaela Shiffrin

PeopleBelieveKnowWantHeroesDid

You don't have to be dead to write a classic, and you don't have to be literary to be smart.

Lisa Scottoline

SmartYouDeadWriteClassic

I always found myself feeling that happiness rises and frustration trickles down. If the people at the top are frustrated, then everybody down the line feels that. But if the people at the bottom are happy and fulfilled, then they do their jobs a little better, and it goes up that way.

Wyatt Cenac

HappinessMyselfHappyPeopleBetter

The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.

William H. Macy

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