Morrie Schwartz Quotes

So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things.

Morrie Schwartz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 20, 1916 - November 4, 1995

Topics

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In this age of globalization, instant real time media and television, everyone all over the world realizes that high energy usage equates with a high standard of living and wealth.

John Olver

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But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot.

Jeffrey Archer

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Movement is expressive. I've never denied that. I don't think there's such a thing as abstract dance.

Merce Cunningham

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All desirable things... are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain.

John Stuart Mill

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Yeah, I'm not really a morning person.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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I like all of John Carpenter's movies. 'The Thing' is my favorite.

Rob Lowe

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I love a good madeira cake. Nice and simple. The most important thing is that a cake is moist. Most people overcook cakes, which dries them out.

Mary Berry

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I was disinclined to have the status of a writer.

Michel Faber

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Purchasing and downloading a book on to your e-reader won't necessarily protect it from disappearing.

Jonathan Zittrain

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My capital budget maintains my commitment to the education of children, health of the Chesapeake Bay, and safety of all Maryland citizens. We will continue to focus on the five pillars of my Administration as we build today and look forward to the projects of the future.

Bob Ehrlich

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Part of our essential humanity is paying respect to what God gave us and what will be here a long time after we're gone.

William J. Clinton

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Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.

William James

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