Leo Tolstoy Quotes

I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.

Leo Tolstoy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: September 9, 1828 - November 20, 1910

Topics

MyselfManI AmMeSorryWish

I know some people like to follow the tradition, and that's who they are. That's not me.

Maxine Waters

PeopleMeTraditionKnowFollowWho

People have said, 'Oh, but you don't look like you're from Manchester.' And I always want to ask, 'What the hell does someone from Manchester look like?'

Tom Glynn-Carney

PeopleHellSomeoneYouLookSaid

I'll never understand those greasy little deep-fried wings most bars serve.

Tom Douglas

WingsUnderstandNeverLittleServe

Some churches make intercessory prayer part of their weekly schedule. If that's not the case at your church, find another person in the faith to intercede with or go before God on your own.

Monica Johnson

GodFaithPrayerChurchFindPerson

My father was very abusive, and it was hard for my mother at first to leave because we had depended on him for so long. Sometimes you kind of get adjusted to getting that beating.

Missy Elliott

FatherMotherLongYouSometimes

I always had a belief in myself, and I started wondering if it was founded.

Donny Most

MyselfBeliefAlwaysStartedHad

I think exciting sexuality is part of the fantasy, part of the entertainment of a love story.

Dawn Steel

LoveStoryThinkEntertainmentPart

Sleep is the real beauty secret, but I don't get enough of that.

Chelsea Leyland

BeautySleepEnoughSecretRealGet

The essays are different because ultimately it's things I'm interested in, and I'm really just writing about myself and using those subjects as a prism.

Chuck Klosterman

MyselfWritingPrismThingsJust

Leo couldn't deliver Mr. Martin Scorsese his Oscar with 'The Aviator', but I will go on record to say I will do so in 'The Departed'.

Anthony Anderson

GoSayWillLeoDeliverHis

In the south of France the phones cut in and out, the electricity isn't particularly reliable. I think many people would get very irritated with that life.

Peter Mayle

LifePeopleThinkElectricityPhones

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

Thomas Carlyle

NeverConvictionWorthlessExcellent

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