William Godwin Quotes

Every boy learns more in his hours of play than in his hours of labor. In school, he lays in the materials of thinking, but in his sports, he actually thinks: he whets his faculties, and he opens his eyes.

William Godwin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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A plump, well-fed stream is as satisfying to behold as a well-fed animal or a thrifty tree. One source of charm in the English landscape is the full, placid stream the season through; no desiccated watercourses will you see there, nor any feeble, decrepit brooks, hardly able to get over the ground.

John Burroughs

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Typically, actors overplay jargon or toss it away in an extravagant display of casualness. Real people hit the important parts hard.

John Cho

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I didn't go into politics because I wanted to win a popularity contest.

Andrew Lansley

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Although I was raised Jewish, my upbringing didn't include any formal religious education or training.

Melissa Gilbert

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We, in the late '60s, '70s and '80s, are acting like we have just discovered freedom and liberation. But I'm sure that many women have worked for that for such a long time.

Angeles Mastretta

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I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you're going to innovate.

Jeff Bezos

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The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it.

Mignon McLaughlin

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I've got them in the can and I am looking for a label.

Michael Owen Bruce

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Every building must have... its own soul.

Louis Kahn

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I'm not more than a musician that enjoys what he does and a Colombian that dreams and fights for peace in his country.

Juanes

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I had a career and I came to motherhood late and am not married and have never had such a trusting relationship with a man - and trust is where the real power of love comes from.

Diane Keaton

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I love coming back home and seeing old friends and family. I would say it keeps me grounded.

Coy Bowles

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