Philip James Bailey Quotes

Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.

Philip James Bailey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 22, 1816 - September 6, 1902

Topics

NatureArtStepSimplicityFirst

That's the joke about confinement pigs: they taste like whatever sauce you cook them with.

Joel Salatin

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When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.

Max Lerner

EvilRememberYouChooseTwoAlways

I think sleep is probably the neglected stepsister in the health conversation today. I think we've done a good job regarding physical activity and diet, but sleep has remained out there in the cold, and that's surprising to me.

Matthew Walker

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I grew up overseas in Indonesia, and my school had a great art, music, and theatre program.

Angela Kinsey

MusicGreatArtSchoolTheatreUp

The daily glitter of skyscrapers competing with the stars is an unnecessary, unforgivable decadence.

Stephen Hough

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I literally have meetings at eight o'clock in the morning, and I finish at nine o'clock at night. It sounds pathetic, but I don't even have time to go shopping.

Stella McCartney

MorningTimeShoppingNightMeetings

When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?'

Steve Toltz

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My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.

Rodney Dangerfield

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Money is a very fundamental ingredient in anyone starting up a new business.

Lloyd Dorfman

BusinessMoneyNewStartingUpVery

I started by doing a little funny story, and then I started going to open mics. I realized I had a lot of work to do - you have to get over the stage fright and get your stage presence up. It took me some time, but I finally feel that I'm at a point where I feel comfortable on stage and giving my point of view.

Loni Love

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Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

Joseph Conrad

WorkArtLineCarryJustification

I talk to people of different ages, and a guy who's 38 who says, 'I could've played Major League Baseball, but I had this knee injury...' Yeah, probably not. It's a big thing with men and sports, where they think they could have touched that thing.

Christopher Guest

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