Philip James Bailey Quotes

The long days are no happier than the short ones.

Philip James Bailey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 22, 1816 - September 6, 1902

Topics

ShortLongDaysThanHappier

No one warns young people to follow Adam's example. He waited till God saw his need. Then God made Adam sleep, prepared for his mate, and brought her to him. We need more of this 'being asleep' in the will of God.

Jim Elliot

GodSleepPeopleYoungWillFollow

I went to private school, but I've got family from North Carolina.

John David Washington

FamilySchoolNorth CarolinaGot

I've been awfully busy, and I haven't gone to many movies.

Jeffrey Jones

BusyMoviesGoneBeenMany

One of the strangest unintended consequences of abortion, of legalized abortion, was that it drives the crime rate down because what abortion really was, was a mechanism for which fewer unwanted children could be born.

Stephen J. Dubner

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No one will presumably ever be able to prove or disprove such fundamental religious principles as the existence of God.

Stephen Kinzer

GodProvePrinciplesWillExistence

Art Modell was a visionary, a deal-maker and a friend. And he possessed a marvelous sense of humor.

Steve Tisch

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Idleness allows you to turn a situation from boredom to pleasure.

Tom Hodgkinson

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Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of the film.

Roger Ebert

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If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son.

Rudyard Kipling

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You need to carry out very careful pre-feasibility and feasibility studies before you enter any crisis situation.

Martti Ahtisaari

YouSituationCrisisNeedOutCarry

When Mubarak does die, he will be remembered as the most bland of those military men turned dictators: compare him with Gamal Abdel-Nasser and Anwar Sadat. The legacies most associated with him are a network of bridges and highways and 'stability.'

Mona Eltahawy

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November 11, 1802, I arrived at Judge Patterson's at Lisle. This respectable family treated me with every mark of distinction and friendship, and likewise all the people did the same. I really want for words to express my gratitude.

Deborah Sampson

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