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Thomas Hobbes Quotes

Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly.

Thomas Hobbes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: english
Birth: April 5, 1588 - December 4, 1679

Topics

Laughter Glory Nothing Others Own

As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.

Mel Brooks

Mistakes World Long Spinning Dizzy

I feel I've made the transition from model to actress, but I'm not that secure about it. Lauren Hutton, Jennifer O'Neill - we all know that a few films don't mean all that much.

Maud Adams

Feel Transition Know Mean Actress

If I'm away from painting for a week, I get bored.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Painting Week Bored Away Get

I definitely rediscovered reading for pleasure by devoting such a large swath of my time to sitting on airplanes. I am now painfully adept at removing my shoes so as to have the least amount of foot surface area touching an airport floor.

Sloane Crosley

Time Shoes I Am Reading Now Airport

I was the oldest of four children, and the atmosphere was volatile for all of us. My father and mother were in constant conflict, making divorce seem like the only possible outcome.

Tony Evans

Father Mother Children Conflict Seem

The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the sciences, the arts, and other areas. What one had to give was not considered inferior to what one received.

Rudolf Arnheim

Country Spice Over Arts Give Accent

In our house we say 'adolescence' is a western word. We don't believe in it.

Mira Nair

Believe House Say Adolescence Word

Last time I checked, no one is perfect.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Time Perfect Last Time Last Checked

I don't want my dad to say, 'My daughter is an actress on a TV show.' I want him to say, 'My daughter cares about people.' I would love to know that I'm a role model in Hollywood.

AnnaLynne McCord

Love Daughter People Role Model Know

Some people would say, 'Nah, he's just a YouTube kid.' But I sing, play instruments; I can mix, master, and engineer - all those stuff.

William Singe

People I Can Play Say Some People

I am the fourth generation of being deaf.

Nyle DiMarco

I Am Generation Deaf Being Am

The stage is home, and there's no place like it.

Lindsay Pearce

Home Place Stage Like