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William Graham Sumner Quotes

The men who start out with the notion that the world owes them a living generally find that the world pays its debt in the penitentiary or the poor house.

William Graham Sumner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Men World Start House Find Living

I always feel like I'm running an hour and a half late.

Joe Morton

Feel Late Always Half Like Hour

When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.

Jessica Savitch

Woman News Anchor Never First Seen

I have at times spoken with my peers and the head of the actors' union about why we're not paid when we appear in, say, a 'TMZ' production, but there seems to be no real interest in combatting it.

John Malkovich

Say Why Real Head Production Peers

I don't think the Hulk is a superhero. He's the first Marvel character who is a tragic monster. Really an anti-hero.

Ang Lee

Character Think First Monster Hulk

Well, I've been recording myself on a computer since I was about 13 or 14. So it's completely entwined with my creative process. Essentially, it allows you to make music that's better and smarter than you are, by using your ears to lead the way.

St. Vincent

Music Myself Creative Process Better

I have been in a unique position to hear from players and staff members about the issues they and their families have had to encounter.

Stan Van Gundy

Unique Position Been Encounter Hear

Things that I do tend not to work out commercially.

Stewart Lee

Work Out Things Work Out Tend

Politically, of course, the U.S., despite the flaws in its systems, is still a democracy - we like to associate with democracies. And strategically, the U.S. is a counter-balance to China, a rising China that is not yet a democracy.

Tsai Ing-wen

Democracy Flaws Rising China Still

You can be a rank insider as well as a rank outsider.

Robert Frost

You Outsider Rank Well Insider

Reading Stephen King's book, On Writing, was like being cornered and forced to have a long, drawn out mental enema.

Mary Garden

King Writing Book Reading Long Out

Love each other or die.

Mitch Albom

Love Die Other Each

'The Facebook Era' articulated a radical vision for how social media would transform media, relationships, and influence, creating new opportunities for businesses in the process.

Clara Shih

Vision Social Media Opportunities New