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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes

There is nothing that people bear more impatiently, or forgive less, than contempt: and an injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

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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People Nothing Insult Bear More

I was a public aid recipient for about nine years as a kid, and this time of year was always tough sledding, so I just committed myself to doing something good for someone at Thanksgiving, and especially Christmas.

Good Time Myself Tough Doing Year

It is the timber of poetry that wears most surely, and there is no timber that has not strong roots among the clay and worms.

John Millington Synge

Poetry Roots Strong Clay Worms Most

My perfect day in Baltimore begins with getting my five newspapers. Then I would write.

Day Perfect Write Five Begins Would

I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.

Confidence God Hope Patriotism Me

I have way too shady a background to get into politics. I was a crazy kid - I was in bands, and I don't think I'd get very far before people started digging up stuff I didn't want them to see.

Politics People Crazy Think Want Up

It's hard to be the one that stands out when, you know, in a ballet company, you're trying to create unison and uniform when you're in a corps de ballet.

Trying You Create Uniform Know Hard

As a modern woman, there are things I take for granted, and that shows up in the way I sit, the way I walk, the way I think, and what I know to be possible.

Lorraine Toussaint

Walk Woman Think Take For Granted Up

I'm not interested in running around from one shoot to another.

Shoot Not Interested Interested

What if you threw a protest and no one showed up? The lack of angst and anger and emotion is a big positive.

Jay Alan Sekulow

Positive Anger You What If Emotion

Whenever you get into a new environment, it's scary. You don't know the people; you're not really comfortable with the machine that the show is.

People Environment You New Know Get

In my normal life I'm a very unadventurous person.

Life Person Normal Normal Life Very

Let's put Illinois back on the road to prosperity.

Road Back Prosperity Illinois Put

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