William Godwin Quotes

The value of a man is in his intrinsic qualities: in that of which power cannot strip him and which adverse fortune cannot take away. That for which he is indebted to circumstances is mere trapping and tinsel.

William Godwin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PowerManValueCircumstancesHim

If you read a book that's fiction and you get caught in the characters and the plot, and swept away, really, by the fiction of it - by the non-reality - you sometimes wind up changing your reality as well. Often, when the last page is turned, it will haunt you.

Jodi Picoult

WindBookRealityYouSometimesUp

Throughout my teenage years, I read 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens every December. It was a story that never failed to excite me, for as well as being a Dickens enthusiast, I have always loved ghost stories.

John Boyne

MeStoryLovedChristmasNeverWell

I'm dating myself by saying this, but I was the test audience for 'Space Invaders.' I remember when that was the first game that wasn't a pinball game. I spent a lot of money on 'Space Invaders,' in the form of quarters, of course.

John C. Reilly

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I'm kind of scatterbrain and all over the place at times.

Johanna Braddy

PlaceKindOverTimes

I'm not particularly fond of the hybrid writer-director or actor-director.

Melissa Leo

HybridFondParticularly

I'm the most successful bad player ever.

Andy Roddick

BadSuccessfulPlayerMostEver

Man differs more from Man, than Man from Beast.

John Wilmot

ManBeastMoreThanDiffers

I just want to have a great relationship with my child and have a great family dynamic.

Tori Spelling

FamilyRelationshipGreatChildWant

My appropriations requests have always sought to benefit New Jersey. That is how I base my submissions to the committee for consideration.

Rodney Frelinghuysen

NewAlwaysCommitteeJerseyBenefit

If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If they live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If they live with criticism, they learn to condemn.

Ron Finley

FearLiveChildrenFightCriticism

Maybe it has something to do with turning 30. I don't feel as shy or nervous or self-conscious. I have more confidence that I can handle what life brings me. I don't feel scared to have an idea and express it.

Michelle Williams

LifeConfidenceMeFeelI CanShy

You can't have a healthy society unless you have healthy companies that are making a profit, that are employing people and that are growing.

Michael Porter

PeopleSocietyYouProfitHealthy

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