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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes

Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: statesman
Nationality: british
Birth: September 22, 1694 - March 24, 1773

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Minds Weak Only Weak Minds Refuge

Television news was expanding to an hour, and producers did not know how to fill the space and time.

Time Space Television News Know How

For me my friendship with Omar Rodriguez from Mars Volta that friendship really means a lot to me because he's another creative person who works as hard as I do.

John Frusciante

Friendship Creative Me Person Hard

I know there are people, if I go into a market or a city for the first time, there are people that are there that just want to see the famous person, or the guy from 'Dumb and Dumber' or whatever movie they liked. And that's fine, it gets them in the door, but then it's my job to give them something different.

Time Job People City Door Dumb

Every day things get better because politicians are addressing the fiscal challenges more aggressively.

Meredith Whitney

Day Challenges Better Every Day More

It makes you more open, it gives you perspective, having a child.

Perspective Child You More Open

The essential truth is that sometimes you're worried that they'll find out it's a fluke, that you don't really have it. You've lost the muse or - the worst dread - you never had it at all. I went through all that madness early on.

Truth Truth Is Madness You Early

I fancy the romantic image of myself being soothed and inspired by music and the sweet aroma and flickering lights of candles.

Music Myself Romantic Sweet Lights

What we believe to be the motives of our conduct are usually but the pretexts for it.

Miguel de Unamuno

Believe Motives Conduct Our

Don't set your wit against a child.

Child Wit Against Your Set

Everything is just so much more romantic and real when it's yours and it's private.

Romantic More Real Everything Just

A little dark chocolate in small amounts often helps lift me out of those blue moments. When I walk into my favorite store on Union Street in San Francisco that sells high-quality chocolates from around the world, I feel like, well, a kid in a candy store.

Walk Blue Me World Small Chocolate

I've had some dark nights of the soul, of course, but giving in to depression would be a sellout, a defeat.

Christopher Hitchens

Depression Soul Giving Dark Defeat

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