William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes

People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 18, 1811 - December 24, 1863

Topics

PeopleLaughKnowAlwaysWhoHow

I think 'Rather Be' is an amazingly written pop song with incredible production.

Jess Glynne

SongThinkProductionPopIncredible

I find the parallels between how some investors refuse to recognise the trends and our reaction to some of our environmental challenges very powerful. There is an unwillingness to process unpleasant data.

Jeremy Grantham

EnvironmentalChallengesPowerful

Silence is best.

John Hewson

BestSilence

It's impossible to be a good Christian. If you think it's easy to be a good Christian, then you're not really trying hard enough.

John Tesh

GoodImpossibleThinkChristianYou

'Firepower' is the eighteenth full-length studio album for Judas Priest. That's a lot of metal songs over the decades, and the writing process is always the same, really.

Rob Halford

WritingProcessSameAlwaysOver

Arthur is my middle name; George is my dad's middle name.

Rob Kardashian

NameMiddleArthurDadGeorge

I had never passed a single school exam, and clearly never would.

Mary Leakey

SchoolNeverSingleClearlyWould

I think I could handle right tackle. With great coaches, I think I can handle anything.

Michael Oher

GreatThinkI CanRightAnything

Boys have said in the past that I live my life like a movie. I love all things romantic, like kissing in the rain.

Mollie King

LifeLoveLiveRainRomanticPast

High school is such a shared experience in North American culture.

Douglas Coupland

CultureExperienceSchoolHigh School

It is sound judgment to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star.

Arthur Eddington

FutureHopeSimpleUnderstandSound

There are some problems, and maybe these huge magazines, even, for someone who says, 'Look, I just use an AR-15 for target practice,' but do you really need to be standing there shooting at a silhouette a shot a second or even quicker with that kind of weapon? For what purpose?

Phil Gingrey

PurposePracticeProblemsSomeone

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