William Godwin Quotes

It is one of the oldest maxims of moral prudence: Do not, by aspiring to what is impracticable, lose the opportunity of doing the good you can effect!

William Godwin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 3, 1756 - April 7, 1836

Topics

GoodOpportunityDoingYouLose

Michael Sanchez and I grew up in New Jersey, not far from here, playing soccer together. When I was in high school, I worked to start an organization to help senior citizens, which I learned a great deal from.

Andrew Shue

GreatTogetherSchoolStartHelp

When I look at someone's face, there's something in my brain that just clicks - that breaks down their face into the elements that go into a caricature. It might be like the way a chef tastes a dish and can break down into elements what went into it.

Steve Breen

ChefBrainFaceSomeoneLookDown

That's kind of how I am - a roller coaster of emotions.

Tove Lo

I AmEmotionsKindRoller CoasterAm

I get a lot of mud slung at me, and yes, I do take planes, but I feel that's my life. My life is to travel and also to speak out about the horrors of an environment that is being abused at the hands of an irresponsible oil company.

Trudie Styler

LifeTravelMeSpeakMy LifeHands

It's hard to determine where lies culpability.

Roger Mahony

HardWhereLiesDetermine

In my early life, I was a professional folk singer. I used to sing on the national television and radio in Canada. Nobody knows that - but now I've said it, haven't I? I'm strictly a shower singer at the minute.

Mary Gordon

LifeEarlyTelevisionProfessional

You get these horrifying straight-to-video things for very little money, then you go to the Cannes Film Festival, and they got some poster of you, 40 ft. high, in the worst movie in the world.

Michael Madsen

MoneyWorldYouGoWorstHigh

From the time I was very young, maybe five or six, I thought a lot about being an actress. I didn't tell my friends about my ambitions, though, especially when I got older, because I thought they would not receive them well. I never talked about what I wanted to do.

Louise Fletcher

TimeThoughtFriendsYoungNever

A really great reception makes me feel like I have a great big warm heating pad all over me. People en masse have always been wonderful to me. I truly have a great love for an audience, and I used to want to prove it to them by giving them blood.

Judy Garland

LoveGreatPeopleMeWarmGiving

My kids both had acne, and I never saw a book dealing with the subject.

Judy Blume

BookNeverSawKidsAcneDealing

Why climb? That's a question that baffles me. It perplexes me. I really asked that a lot on Everest. I can't justify it. I can't say it's for a good cause. All I can say is look at the history of exploration: it's full of vainglorious pursuits.

Jon Krakauer

GoodHistoryMeClimbLookI Can

Work is an addiction. I've always done too much. It's in my nature.

Jonathan Anderson

WorkNatureToo MuchDoneAddiction

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