Thomas Jefferson Quotes

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital.

Thomas Jefferson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: president
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826

Topics

LifeMenBookLibraryLongHouse

To confront criminals, we need to finish with corruption. If we don't do this, there is no hope.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

HopeCorruptionNeedFinishNo Hope

I know I'm not a great singer. But I love to sing and I like to use my voice in different ways.

Melanie Chisholm

LoveGreatVoiceKnowSingerSing

I cover media people the way they cover politicians.

Matt Drudge

PeopleMediaWayPoliticiansCover

Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.

John Wooden

FriendshipGoodArtDayHelp Others

I think any time you have too much education in one certain field, that can sometimes play against you.

Amber Tamblyn

EducationTimeThinkYouPlayMuch

I don't really have a process. I'm very much an in-the-moment actress. I suppose I just kind of wing it because I feel that as long as I know my character, I should be able to be spontaneous on set.

Sophie Turner

CharacterProcessFeelLongKnow

I don't really pick my opponents.

Robbie Lawler

PickOpponentsReally

My first pet at home in Edinburgh was a dog my dad had called Glen. He was a small sheepdog and went with my dad every day to work as manager of a cooking centre, which made the children's lunches for schools.

Ronnie Corbett

WorkDogHomeChildrenDayCooking

We started Fox when everyone said it couldn't be done.

Rupert Murdoch

SaidDoneFoxEveryoneStarted

I've been working pretty much 12-16 hours a day, six or seven days a week since May of 2003, and every time I see a photo of myself, I realize that there is never a time when I don't look exhausted.

Christopher McCulloch

TimeMyselfDayWeekLookNever

For nearly 2 million years, our ancestors survived and thrived and spread across the planet because they could run other mammals into heat exhaustion.

Christopher McDougall

RunAncestorsHeatSpreadPlanet

I started doing martial arts since I was 12, and then I went into wrestling in college. After I met John Hackleman, I started getting really serious about it, and after a few amateur fights, I got an invite to the UFC and have been in love with it ever since.

Chuck Liddell

LoveCollegeDoingSeriousWrestling

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