William Gilmore Simms Quotes

Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism.

William Gilmore Simms

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 17, 1806 - June 11, 1870

Topics

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My vacations last one hour. Then I get bored, impatient.

Andre Aciman

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I have a couple freeloader friends, but it's okay. I know they're gonna come in with their arms flying in the air empty-handed.

Amy Sedaris

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Over the years, our federal prisons have become a breeding ground for radicalization. By allowing volunteers to enter the system without first having to undergo a comprehensive background check, some of the most vulnerable members of society have become susceptible to radicalization.

Stephen Fincher

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I feel like, to have a career as an artist, you don't need to meet the same criteria as you do to win a singing competition. They're two very different animals.

Judith Hill

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The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that interesting to me. Now that I'm directing, it's all new again.

Denzel Washington

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I am a grizzly New Yorker.

Phoebe Robinson

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The press has a right to go out and write stories... but I think similarly, and what Donald Trump has proven... is that when people are wrong, he's going to hold them accountable, and he's going to correct the record.

Sean Spicer

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The script for 'Infamous' was so poised between tragedy and comedy. It's a dream part. One reads those scripts with a sense of melancholia. When you read a script that good... I remember thinking, 'Oh, this script is too good. They'll never give it to me.'

Toby Jones

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With 'More Than Words,' we wrote that, so we are that. I'm just happy people can connect with any of our songs. If that song opened the floodgates for us to be able to tour the world over and over, how could I be unhappy with that?

Nuno Bettencourt

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I recognize that on paper, you can't really tell that I'm a fan or a nerd.

Lev Grossman

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After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley.

Kevin Spacey

GraduationComedyDoingShoeValley

It's easier to get rid of things when you're giving them to someone who can use them, but don't let this kind intention become a source of clutter itself. I have a friend who has multiple piles all over her house, each lovingly destined for a particular recipient.

Gretchen Rubin

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