Sydney Smith Quotes

It resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated, often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.

Sydney Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 3, 1771 - February 22, 1845

Topics

MovingAlwaysOppositeCannotWho

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ChildrenEarlyNothingUpShould

Unlike a high-wire walker, I don't think any musician strikes the wires of a piano or draws a bow across a violin's strings primarily for the kick of an adrenalin fix. There is danger on stage, but dropped notes are not broken bones; a memory lapse is not a tumble to the ground.

Stephen Hough

BrokenMemoryThinkViolinFix

I love coming back to Edinburgh. It's nice to spend real time here.

Sophie Wu

LoveTimeBackNiceRealComing

It's never too early to involve your kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better.

Soleil Moon Frye

BetterGivingBackEarlyGiving Back

It doesn't matter how pretty you look it's how many runs you get.

Steve Waugh

YouLookMatterPrettyGetHow

Very rarely do firearms restrictions affect criminals. They really only affect law-abiding citizens.

Ron DeSantis

AffectOnlyCriminalsRestrictions

We live the life, but in an honest way. Without compromise, without corruption. This I understand now is the big key to my power - the power of Dolce & Gabbana. It's not just the clothes. It's love for the people.

Domenico Dolce

LifeLoveLivePowerPeopleKey

I grew up with parents who liked the old line that they didn't leave the Democratic Party - the Democratic Party left them.

Bret Stephens

ParentsPartyOldLineLeaveUp

My parents' generation's benchmark was simple: Fat Equals Bad.

Arabella Weir

SimpleParentsGenerationFatBad

Reality shows give a great platform to young singers, but kids shouldn't be exposed to showbiz at a very young age.

Arijit Singh

AgeGreatRealityYoungGiveKids

Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do.

Phylicia Rashad

WorkSuccessMeLookDoneWill

I think back to my time in children's television, back in the 1970s, and the amount of innovation that was going on then. Because the mass market wasn't focused on it, so you had a freedom to do amazing things, like 'Vision On,' and 'Tiswas.'

Sylvester McCoy

InnovationFreedomChildrenVision

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