Mark Twain Quotes

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

Mark Twain

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910

Topics

GodFreedomPracticeSpeechGoodness

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Jim Rohn

EducationSuccessYouLivingWill

I trained as a ballet dancer and fell in love with Rudolf Nureyev; I thought him the most beautiful creature. My mum had to break it to me that not only was he gay, but he was dead.

Jessica Brown Findlay

LoveBeautifulMeThoughtGayDead

When America stopped importing from China, China stopped importing from the rest of the world. This affects Asian countries as well as Australia, Brazil, and other suppliers of raw materials.

Robert Kiyosaki

WorldRestAmericaAustraliaChina

I would like to have two or three kids.

Matt Harvey

ThreeTwoWouldLikeKids

Shelley Jackson's 'Half Life' is the textual equivalent of an installation, a multivocal, polymorphous, dialogic, dystopian satire wrapped around a murder mystery wrapped around a bildungsroman.

Stacey D'Erasmo

LifeMysterySatireHalfWrapped

Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the hearts and minds of the culture.

Tori Amos

MusicReflectionCultureMindsGoing

It's hard to learn about your parents' courtship.

Michael Reagan

ParentsLearnHardYourAbout

I don't think boldness should be associated with showing off skin. It's not the basis of boldness.

Mira Nair

ThinkSkinBoldnessOffShould

I just want to make sure I'm contributing good films to movie history rather than being famous just to be famous.

Logan Lerman

GoodHistoryFamousWantSureJust

It's very, very important to me, no matter who the person is, to play that person with the utmost degree of truth that I'm able to bring. But playing a character like Jack Sparrow or Willy Wonka, that requires nothing but a degree of responsibility to the intent of the story - responsibility to the film-maker to deliver the goods.

Johnny Depp

CharacterTruthResponsibilityMe

I don't really listen to the radio anymore, but some of the more contemporary people I like are Stereolab, Spiritualize, Yo La Tengo and Bedhead. There are other things too, like Pavement. They're a great band, with really good lyrics. But generally, I'm not overwhelmed by the state of indie-rock.

Dean Wareham

GoodGreatPeopleOverwhelmedRadio

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Confucius

AloneStandWillVirtueNeighbors

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