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Lin Yutang Quotes

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

Lin Yutang

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: chinese
Birth: October 10, 1895 - March 26, 1976

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Life Wisdom Art Done Leaving Noble

It's interesting, as I said on the last tour in America, the audience actually came out, they had to have been the kind of fans who listened to my music via their parents, you know what I mean?

Joe Cocker

Music Parents Interesting America

We are just fans of music, we are not fans of a specific kind of music. We just happen to be a rock band. Until we explain ourselves, sometimes people don't understand why we limit ourselves to just being a rock band. It's because that is what we like doing.

Joe Elliott

Music People Doing Sometimes Rock

I've been surrounded by some of the best economic minds in the country, and hopefully I've absorbed some of that.

John Bolton

Best Country Minds Economic Been

No man is to be credited for his mere authority's sake, unless he can show Scripture for the maintenance of his opinion.

John Wycliffe

Man Opinion Authority Maintenance He

Central authority is bad. The bias should be for freedom. And without a central authority, there are lots of little authorities, and we learn which ones to trust.

John Stossel

Freedom Trust Learn Bad Authority

I'm a human just like anyone else. We all have our problems that we deal with on and off the field. I'm thankful to have a beautiful wife and child that can help ease those problems when you come home.

Torrey Smith

Home Thankful Beautiful Wife Child

If it is nothingness that awaits us, let us make an injustice of it; let us fight against destiny, even though without hope of victory.

Miguel de Unamuno

Hope Fight Victory Destiny Injustice

It's increasingly rare for me to find things that challenge me as an actor because the challenge of my personal life, and how fulfilling I find it, is tough to compete with.

Julia Roberts

Life Challenge Me Tough Find Actor

I try to be smart with my comedy. Generally, it devolves into bathroom humour. I describe my comedy as, 'I have the best intentions, but usually it fails.'

Jason Priestley

Best Smart Comedy Bathroom Try

But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.

William Goldman

Life You Earth Everything

I write in pen because it works. A fountain pen is no good for writing in the way I do because I'd have to decide, each time I stopped, how long I was likely to stop for in order to know whether or not to put the cap on. But I never know. So instead, I use a ballpoint - a Montblanc, to be precise - the most comfortably balanced pen I've ever found.

Philip Pullman

Good Time Writing Long Pen Stop

My brothers and sisters, true love is a reflection of the Savior's love. In December of each year we call it the Christmas spirit. You can hear it. You can see it. You can feel it.

Thomas S. Monson

Love Reflection True Love Love Is