Richard Jefferies Quotes

Some, I verily believe, delight to be slave-men; it is a joy to them, and they would not change their condition; not only miserable village wretches, but men in good position, well-to-do sycophants.

Richard Jefferies

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 6, 1848 - August 14, 1887

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I hope that I have gained the reputation of being someone that would do anything. I think that that's an admirable reputation to have if you're an actor.

Joe Lo Truglio

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So many articles said, ''China Beach' is uncancellable,' but when they dragged it on, I started to have doubts.

Robert Picardo

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Our government is just way too interested in mucking around in Silicon Valley by creating and enforcing rules based on little or no understanding of the consequences.

Michael Arrington

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When I was a kid, my favorite superhero was Robin Hood.

Stan Lee

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Apple does great products, but at the end of the day we think consumers want choice, consumers want openness.

Rob Glaser

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I like my wine like my women - ready to pass out.

Robin Williams

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I went through a lot of my life not being mindful of how I was living it. I wasn't mindful environmentally, or whether I was on track.

Roz Savage

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There isn't one thing the federal government does that anybody in Big Business would emulate, at least not in the profit sector.

Rush Limbaugh

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I had a planned C-section, and I cried the entire day before I had the baby.

Lisa Ling

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Even as a young child, I was a lover of books and of the spaces in which, as indeed in a sacred temple, books might safely reside.

Joyce Carol Oates

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My comedy isn't clean; it's just friendly. So I get asked to do a lot of clean shows. It's like, 'Oh, I have a clean vibe, but I say gross, weird stuff.' It's just, it's very gentle the way I say it. It's not upsetting or jarring to people, because I'm not very aggressive.

Josh Gondelman

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I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're denying that they are addicted, say it's stress this, it's this, it's that. But I - it's - I think - I really believe there is a gene. Some people become addicted and others don't.

Dick Van Dyke

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