Richard Whately Quotes

The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such as to give him but little occasion to think much about it.

Richard Whately

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 1, 1787 - October 8, 1863

Topics

ManThinkBirthHimLittleGive

Most young people find botany a dull study. So it is, as taught from the text-books in the schools; but study it yourself in the fields and woods, and you will find it a source of perennial delight.

John Burroughs

YourselfPeopleWoodsYouFindWill

There is no such thing as the United Nations.

John Bolton

United NationsUnitedNationsThing

Performing for Dick Van Dyke once was fun.

Jerrod Carmichael

FunPerformingOnceVanDyke

A lot of coaches are very intense, which is good once you are working, but you don't want that all the time.

Ana Ivanovic

GoodTimeYouWantIntenseWorking

I tried not to make God this big deal in Joan's life. She treats God like a friend: she's nice to him some days, and other days mean, and then cries when she needs help.

Amber Tamblyn

LifeFriendGodHelpNiceShe

Not all new ventures are at the same stage of maturity.

Steve Blank

MaturityNewSameStageVentures

I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends.

Steven Wright

FunnyMirrorPeopleWorldThink

There's a little mourning process when you leave a show.

Tony Hale

ProcessYouLeaveLittleShow

I don't think it's good for people to be born into money and not know what it is never to have it.

Ruth Rendell

GoodMoneyPeopleThinkBornKnow

When checking in at an airport, no matter how rude the check-in person is to you, always smile and be nice because you don't know what kind of day they've had. You are going on holiday and they're stuck wherever they are. Be nice to them because they can re-route your baggage to wherever they feel like.

Ross Kemp

SmileDayFeelYouHolidayPerson

In a sense, by closing off the idea that young Muslims, and particularly young Muslim men, can be American heroes, it increases the chance that they'll try to be some other kind of hero. And that, I think, is entirely counterproductive.

Mohsin Hamid

HeroMenChanceThinkAmericanKind

I always think that I'm not going to be right for a movie or that there's someone else who can do it better.

Michael Keaton

ThinkBetterSomeoneRightAlways

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