Thomas Paine Quotes

When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.

Thomas Paine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MenShadowThinkingHorizonLiberty

I think, as written, 'Assassins' simply acknowledges the very human need to be acknowledged. As director, I've got to put aside any particular biases or prejudices that, as a moral human being, this is not an appropriate or acceptable way to get what you want.

Joe Mantello

ThinkYouMoralWantWayNeed

Music is very influential to my writing, as are theater and film.

Jessica Hagedorn

MusicWritingFilmTheaterVery

You'd be playing in a pub in the afternoon. Then late at night, you'd be playing a club. You got into that habit: 'If we don't play, we don't eat.'

Angus Young

HabitNightYouLatePlayEat

I would rather be an aware citizen, and if an opportunity were to arise where I would have to make a statement, I would happily do that.

Amitabh Bachchan

OpportunityCitizenStatementAware

No lie ever reaches old age.

Sophocles

AgeOld AgeLieOldEver

I get to do what I love and communicate whatever I want.

Sia

LoveWantWhateverGetCommunicate

I think we're as happy as we make up our minds to be.

Tracee Ellis Ross

HappyThinkMindsUpOurI Think

It's nice being able to speak for myself. Every interview I did for so many years and every time I was in front of the camera, pre-Twitter, there was no way for me to speak for myself. Every interview started with, 'What was it like to work for this man?'

Rose McGowan

WorkTimeMyselfManMeSpeak

I do not consider myself a guitar player. My father is a guitar player - I'm not.

Rufus Wainwright

FatherMyselfGuitarPlayerConsider

Perhaps future space probes will be plastered in commercial logos, just as Formula One cars are now. Perhaps Robot Wars in space will be a lucrative spectator sport. If humans venture back to the moon, and even beyond, they may carry commercial insignia rather than national flags.

Martin Rees

FutureSpaceMoonBackNowBeyond

We all lose somebody we care about and want to find some comforting way of dealing with it, something that will give us a little closure, a little peace.

Mitch Albom

PeaceCareLoseFindWantWay

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

Jawaharlal Nehru

ActionClearlyMustEffectiveEnds

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Thomas Paine