Richard Francis Burton Quotes

Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may blunder or plunder.

Richard Francis Burton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 19, 1821 - October 19, 1890

Topics

SupportMayAgainstNativeBlunder

Jerry Robinson illustrated some of the defining images of pop culture's greatest icons. As an artist myself, it's impossible not to feel humbled by his body of work. Everyone who loves comics owes Jerry a debt of gratitude for the rich legacy that he leaves behind.

Jim Lee

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Believe me, I'm not going to try to get into testing.

John Engler

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I was never really a character actor - I was a leading man who was always cast as a character. I wanted to be Jack Nicholson or Jean Gabin.

Robert Shaw

CharacterManActorNeverAlways

The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and suited for our temperament and condition.

John Ruskin

PowerBestEffortTryWithinOur

Even in 2012, if there's a black character in the movies or on television that's a professional, if we even hear about their backgrounds they're always 'up from the streets.'

Stephen Carter

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The more doors there are for you to open, the better the play.

Tom Stoppard

BetterDoorsYouPlayMoreOpen

The concern was that if a woman was doing gender equality, her chances of making it to tenure in the law school were diminished. It was considered frivolous.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

WomanSchoolEqualityLawDoingHer

My accent gets more pronounced when I've been talking to people from Derry.

Roma Downey

PeopleTalkingMoreBeenAccent

One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.

Joseph Stalin

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Country music has room for a little bit of everything.

Chris Lane

MusicCountryEverythingRoomLittle

For me, what makes you laugh makes you laugh.

Chevy Chase

MeLaughYouMakes

I became an engineer because I believe in the power of technology to enrich our lives.

Craig Federighi

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