Thomas Paine Quotes

Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.

Thomas Paine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 29, 1737 - June 8, 1809

Topics

GreatWantBearNationGreat Nation

Selfish, arrogant people drive me crazy.

Joanna Krupa

PeopleMeCrazyDriveSelfish

'Heel Turn 2' is about a person who's in a match, and he's playing as though the match were real. But it is real! If you're standing in the middle of a ring, and you're playing the villain, and everyone is booing and throwing things at you, that's real.

John Darnielle

VillainYouPersonRingRealTurn

I love meeting readers and booksellers and am beyond overwhelmed and gratified at the reception. Each day feels like an adventure.

John Corey Whaley

LoveDayAdventureMeetingBeyond

I love Chicago - absolutely love Chicago. I mean, I'd much rather go to Chicago and do a play or a musical than New York, honestly. Because just probably for reasons that are obvious to you. It's just a little bit - it's a nicer, easier city.

Megan Mullally

LoveNew YorkCityYouPlayNew

To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.

Robert Louis Stevenson

IdentityStrongPersonalIdleSense

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.

Jean-Paul Sartre

SomeoneLiteratureWorthTrouble

In contemporary art culture, where good looks and clever strategic planning of art careers have become a feature, professional practice may be taught in art schools like a branch of public relations or political science.

Michael Leunig

GoodScienceArtCulturePractice

There were IBM logos designed for the film, and there were IBM design consultants working with Kubrick on the layout of the controls and computer screens.

Douglas Trumbull

DesignFilmWorkingLogosComputer

Stay faithful in things large and taking on the world, but stay faithful in those things small - because remember it's the small things, the size of a mustard seed, that ultimately moves mountains.

Cory Booker

Small ThingsMountainsWorldSmall

Liberalism is financed by the dividends from Conservatism.

Craig Bruce

LiberalismConservatismDividends

What's dangerous is the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few individuals.

Arpad Busson

HandsWealthDangerousConcentration

I mess with white girls, Asian girls, Spanish girls, black girls, everything.

Ty Dolla Sign

BlackWhiteEverythingMessAsian

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