William Lyon Phelps Quotes

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.

William Lyon Phelps

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 2, 1865 - August 21, 1943

Topics

NatureNew YorkBibleReadingLearn

John legend is a nickname that somebody started calling me a while ago and part of it is 'cos I sound like an old man when I sing.

John Legend

ManMeLegendOld ManSoundOld

The 19th-century pure capitalist model of society was a pyramid, concentrations of enormous wealth in a small group at the top, a not very big middle-class in the middle, and an enormous percentage of the population in the bottom part of the pyramid.

John Ralston Saul

SocietySmallWealthGroupTopPure

I'm always in favor of Israel responding strongly when it's threatened.

Steven Spielberg

AlwaysIsraelFavorThreatened

'Still Clean' discusses the hopelessness of waiting for someone who's abandoned you.

Soccer Mommy

WaitingSomeoneYouCleanAbandoned

Once you're a felon you're a target.

Tommy Chong

YouTargetOnce

You can take the girl out of Texas but not the Texas out of the girl and ultimately not the girl out of Texas.

Janine Turner

GirlTexasYouOutTakeUltimately

Golf is the only sport that a professional can enjoy playing with his friends.

Chi Chi Rodriguez

GolfFriendsEnjoyProfessionalOnly

I think that people need to have the courage of their convictions and not be trying to fool people into thinking that they've changed overnight.

Chris Bell

CourageFoolPeopleThinkThinking

Putting on weight is easy all the way through. But after the first couple of weeks, the novelty wears off very quickly, and your body is groaning and starting to really shout at you, saying, 'Why? Why? Why? Why are you doing this?'

Christian Bale

SayingDoingEasyYouBodyWhy

If you can hang in games by staying close defensively, then good things can happen.

Ara Parseghian

GoodGood ThingsYouGamesHappen

I love learning.

Ariel Winter

LoveLearningI Love

After a long run of almost thirty years, you get to the point where you say, 'These are my concerns.' It's not so much this is what I set out to claim - it is a kind of refrain.

Alice McDermott

LongYouSayKindRunThirty

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