Mark Twain Quotes

Let us not be too particular; it is better to have old secondhand diamonds than none at all.

Mark Twain

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DiamondsBetterOldUsNoneThan

I'm heartened by the growing awareness of global warming among important communities and organizations in our nation.

Jim Clyburn

GrowingImportantAwarenessNation

To help U.S. workers, farmers and businesses, and America's long-term economic security, Congress should take decisive action to bring about fair trade with China, instead of squandering this opportunity on a weak Republican bill.

Joe Baca

OpportunityActionAmericaHelpFair

You want to go to your deathbed saying, 'I didn't sell out.' But it's a tough business to keep to what you believe in and get through and do well.

Maxine Peake

BusinessSayingToughBelieveYou

I am fine with the fact that some of my hair is gray. If it was all gray overnight, that would be a scary thing.

Matthew Perry

I AmHairGrayScaryOvernightFine

Why should a company like Wal-Mart - who made $10 billion last year alone - be able to force taxpayers to foot the bill for their health-care costs?

John Sweeney

AloneYearWhyCompanyForceFoot

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

Amy Chua

GoodEndConfidentIndependentNeed

I do feel like I've changed a great deal, but not anything outside of the norm of what most people experience as they grow and they take on the responsibilities of parenthood and being more engaged in their business and all that stuff. I think it's a pretty natural evolution.

Tracy Lawrence

BusinessGreatExperiencePeople

Nobody talked about my defense or that I used to steal bases, too.

Tony Gwynn

NobodyDefenseUsedStealAboutToo

It is the gossip columnist's business to write about what is none of his business.

Louis Kronenberger

BusinessGossipWriteNoneHis

My dad liked how January went with Jones. My sisters' names are Jina and Jacey Jones.

January Jones

JanuaryNamesHowSistersLikedDad

It's so much easier to write for a person in your life than to write for some imagined readership, so you write something that's more intimate and true.

Jonah Peretti

LifeYouPersonTrueMoreWrite

Many times I have written something, and after it was published, I understood what I was saying.

Donald Hall

SayingSomethingUnderstoodPublished

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