William Graham Sumner Quotes

A drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be, according to the fitness and tendency of things. Nature has set upon him the process of decline and dissolution by which she removes things which have survived their usefulness.

William Graham Sumner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 30, 1840 - April 12, 1910

Topics

NatureFitnessProcessSheHimJust

There's something really nice about writing something on Wednesday and watching it being performed live for a studio audience on Tuesday. You never really get that with novels.

Jennifer Weiner

LiveWritingYouNiceNeverTuesday

Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It's not about revenge so much as, like, 'I'm back - now watch this!' It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for people to enjoy, and it adds mystery.

MF Doom

MusicPeopleRevengeMaskEnjoyNow

It feels so weird to be able to just kind of buy things when I want them or need them.

Amanda Hocking

WeirdWantKindNeedBuyThings

You've got to quit lowering your standards. Set your requirements up front so when a guy hooks you, he has to know this is business.

Steve Harvey

BusinessYouKnowQuitStandardsUp

The service meant so much to me. You don't know privileged I feel and how lucky I am to have served.

Tony Curtis

ServiceI AmMeFeelYouKnow

Ridley and I talk every day. Our family is very close because we're from North England.

Tony Scott

FamilyDayEvery DayTalkBecause

I'm pursuing soundtrack work in the southern California area and down the line I plan to make a moody, intense acoustic album. Not all acoustic, but an acoustic - oriented guitar record that I've already written most of the material for.

Ronnie Montrose

WorkGuitarPlanDownCalifornia

I thought it was a prank. There is no way six different major labels trying to reach out to me. But it was actually happening.

Ruth B

MeThoughtReachTryingWayOut

I look for a good story. Usually the best stories are the ones that are unbelievably true. 'Soul Surfer' is one of those stories.

Dennis Quaid

GoodBestSoulStoryLookTrue

I played Big Band jazz music. I wasn't into rock and roll. I was just there because it was a living. I surprised everyone. I'm still surprising people.

Bobby Vinton

MusicPeopleRock And RollLiving

I like hearing other writers just about the way they approach writing. It gives me energy for my own work. It's weird; I'm always taking notes about fiction when I'm listening to people talk about craft.

Antonya Nelson

WorkPeopleMeWritingEnergyWeird

Although strength should fail, the effort will deserve praise. In great enterprises the attempt is enough.

Sextus Propertius

StrengthGreatEffortEnoughDeserve

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