Thomas Carlyle Quotes

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad.

Thomas Carlyle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881

Topics

GoodManBadRightJudgmentSee

I get bored very easily. I have a voracious appetite and I do not feel alive if I'm repeating something I'm good at. So I'm always looking for new challenges.

Jewel

BadTheoryOnlyIdealThenEver

I was first to break the news about the death of Lady Diana. The CNN team couldn't get into makeup fast enough.

Matt Drudge

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You have to be very specific on the technical part of the acting.

Stephanie Corneliussen

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The hour and a half I'm on stage is my favourite part of the day when I'm on tour because the only part I really love is the interaction with the audience.

Sia

LoveDayLove IsStageAudience

Childhood - that was not my favorite time in my life.

Roz Chast

LifeTimeChildhoodMy LifeFavorite

My mantra: Brainless exercise is a lost opportunity for improvement.

Michael Merzenich

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If a man sees a woman with red lipstick, he admires her, but often he won't feel like kissing her.

Monica Bellucci

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I see a lot of my children. They're around the house all the time on the farm, you know.

Michael Leunig

ChildrenTimeFarmYouHouseKnow

You don't see too many atheists on the deathbed. They all start cramming then.

Dolly Parton

StartYouSeeDeathbedManyThen

I always thought acting was all lights, camera, action. It's a job; you have to do your job correctly.

Corey Haim

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When I left the Royal College, I decided I would only make paintings that I would want to look at myself, that felt close to my life.

Chris Ofili

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Why has everything got to be about feelings these days? In the old days, no one knew what anyone was feeling and, what's more, they weren't expected to.

Arabella Weir

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