Jane Austen Quotes

Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything.

Jane Austen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: December 16, 1775 - July 18, 1817

Topics

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I'm fine with being beat-up and pushed around, but I'm really scared of heights and scared of ledges.

John Cena

HeightsScaredBeingFineAround

At first, 'Family Ties' seemed to just be a wonderful project of its time. These were the Reagan years, the new conservatism. Alex P. Keaton quickly became the Fonzie of the '80s, so it seemed very much a product of its time. But I soon began to realize that it went far beyond that. These great family shows transcend whatever time they are in.

Michael Gross

FamilyGreatTimeNewBeyondFirst

As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role.

Amanda Peet

GoodFocusWritingFindingActor

As any speaker will tell you, when you address a large number of people from a stage, you try to make eye contact with people in the audience to communicate that you're accessible and interested in them.

Simon Mainwaring

PeopleEyeYouWillTryStage

I guess we all have that 'Dig Me' space, where we have some of our things displayed. Mine's a little bit more off the beaten path. You're not going to see it as soon as you walk into my house, but it does exist.

Tom Glavine

PathWalkSpaceMeYouHouse

I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years.

Mary Karr

SuccessOldOvernight SuccessYears

Music is a performing art, as any Native American will tell you. It isn't there in the score.

Michael Tippett

MusicArtAmericanYouWillTell

We found letters at the house we bought from a sailor to his wife who lived in the house. He went down to the Caribbean on this trader vessel, bringing down salted fish. There would be handwritten letters, but also telegrams, saying which ports he was in. And he'd be gone for three months. That was just the way it is.

Michael Winter

WifeSayingFishHouseDownThree

I don't set out to write something. I more just write, and later on, I discover what it's about.

Mitski

MoreWriteOutSomethingJustSet

John Kerry was officially endorsed by Dick Gephardt, and Kerry said, 'What did I ever do to you?'

Craig Kilborn

YouSaidDidEverOfficiallyJohn

I think that the equator could act as a great equalizer for all life on Earth, celebrated as the great energy belt of the planet. If all our energy grids were synchronized, the light side of the planet could provide energy for the dark side, according to the movement of the sun.

Antony Gormley

LifeGreatLightSunEnergyThink

I always wanted to be the underdog. For me, as a portrait photographer, it's the kiss of death to become well known. I did my best work when no one knew who I was. People weren't threatened by me because they didn't think I was a big deal.

Platon

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