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Penelope Lively Quotes

I have long been interested in landscape history, and when younger and more robust I used to do much tramping of the English landscape in search of ancient field systems, drove roads, indications of prehistoric settlement.

Penelope Lively

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: english
Birth: March 17, 1933

Topics

History Roads Search Landscape Long

In the kingdom of heaven it is His work that will be crowned, not yours. Anything in you that He has not wrought Himself will count for nothing.

Johannes Tauler

Work You Heaven Nothing Will Count

I just think it is entirely normal for the United Kingdom to be an independent nation state.

Michael Gove

Think Independent Nation Normal Just

I was always very leery of my piano playing. As a young kid, I wanted to be a jazz musician, but my taste was far greater than my ability.

Mike Stoller

Young Jazz Kid Always Ability Taste

The United States have fulfilled in good faith all their treaty stipulations with the Indian tribes, and have in every other instance insisted upon a like performance of their obligations.

Martin Van Buren

Good Faith Performance United Like

I never wanted to just glamorize the playa lifestyle and not touch on the down side. I wanted everyone who's in a desperate situation to know that, if they wanna choose that kinda lifestyle, they gotta be aware of everything that comes with it! It's not just about the cars, the ladies and the money.

Jay-Z

Money Choose Down Situation Know

Feeling good about your life, but not expressing a heartfelt 'thank you,' is like wrapping a gift for someone and never giving it to them.

Chip Conley

Life Good Gift Thank You Giving You

And I think what people in New Jersey have gotten to know about me over the last decade that I've been in public life is what you see is what you get. And I'm no different when I'm sitting with you than I am when I'm at home or anyplace else.

Chris Christie

Life Home I Am People Me Think

A lot of money is spent trying to keep people alive who don't necessarily want to be alive.

Bob Newhart

Money People Trying Alive Want Keep

The Occupy movement found places where people who were feeling that anger could come and share it - and that is, as we all know, extremely important in any political movement. The Occupy sites became a way you could gauge the levels of anger and discontent.

Arundhati Roy

Anger People Political You Know Way

After some time, my reputation preceded me each time I was given a new posting.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Time Me Reputation New Some Posting

Purposefully exposing young people to increased risks of major brain problems - even death - for sport is surely even more ethically complicated than sending young people into this same neurological danger zone as soldiers.

Alice Dreger

Death Risks People Brain Problems

In my opinion the greatest advantage we can at present expect from our Navy; for at this early period We can not expect to have a Navy to cope with the British.

William Whipple

Opinion Present Early Navy Expect