William Godwin Quotes

Woe to the man who is always busy - hurried in a turmoil of engagements, from occupation to occupation, and with no seasons interposed of recollection, contemplation and repose! Such a man must inevitably be gross and vulgar, and hard and indelicate - the sort of man with whom no generous spirit would desire to hold intercourse.

William Godwin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ManBusySeasonsDesireSpiritHard

Comics are just mirrors. People can either laugh at the reflection or be disgusted by it.

Jermaine Fowler

ReflectionPeopleLaughMirrorsJust

Will Rogers wasn't helpful to me at all. He was just concerned with his way of doing things. He didn't like me much because I used to wear slacks to the studio, and that was not done much in those days, so I guess he thought I was rather fast.

Maureen O'Sullivan

MeThoughtDoingFastDoneWay

I'm not really a super-serious person. I guess in some ways I am, but I do like to have a lot of fun. I mean, one of my favorite places in the world is Disney World, so that'll tell you a little bit about me.

Stephanie Beatriz

I AmFunMeWorldYouPerson

One thing I've learned from winning an Olympic medal is that it's really exhausting.

Mikaela Shiffrin

WinningOne ThingOlympicMedal

I think the Beatles are a lot of people's favorite band.

Miranda Cosgrove

PeopleThinkBandBeatlesFavorite

At the end of the day, I think people are starting to realize that if you say you stand for equality, it has to be equality across the board. It can't just be equality for people who look like me, are my gender, think or love like me. It has to be equality for everybody.

Jason Winston George

LoveDayEqualityPeopleMeThink

I was always a girl who loved animals and cared about the environment - um, I totally recycled at home and turned the lights off every time I left! But it wasn't until I met the love of my life, Philippe Cousteau, that I realized every thing we do, buy and use makes a difference in the world... for better or worse.

Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

LifeLoveHomeGirlTimeWorld

Even when I played in little league as a kid, I liked making friends, but I didn't want to be there, really.

Kurt Vile

FriendsWantKidLittleEvenMaking

Now that he has disavowed as outright lies many of the stories he told himself, it's hard to know what to make of those who still insist that David Brock had it right the first time.

Jane Mayer

TimeKnowNowFirst TimeHardRight

Once you get that two-way energy thing going, everyone benefits hugely.

James Taylor

EnergyYouEveryoneGoingGetOnce

Primates feel pure, flat immobility as boredom. But dogs feel it as peace.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

PeaceFeelBoredomDogsPureFlat

Our focus is to get citizen astronauts to experience the 'overview effect,' return to Earth, and then impact their communities.

Dylan Taylor

ExperienceFocusImpactEarthReturn

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