Jane Welsh Carlyle Quotes

They call me 'sweet,' and 'gentle'; and some of the men go the length of calling me 'endearing,' and I laugh in my sleeve and think, 'Oh, Lord! If you but knew what a brimstone of a creature I am behind all this beautiful amiability!'

Jane Welsh Carlyle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: January 14, 1801 - April 21, 1866

Topics

BeautifulMenI AmMeSweetThink

Men are rarely questioned on their spouses or their partners, and nor should they be. And the question to ask is why is this done to women?

Joan Kirner

WomenMenDoneWhyQuestionAsk

Going to a major tournament, having that buzz - it's hard to put into words. It's a dream to go there, and to play. It's the biggest thing you can achieve in your career, and to go again would be a dream.

Jermain Defoe

WordsYouCareerDreamPlayAchieve

When Roger Ailes hired me, he knew I was the daughter of a college professor and a nurse. There was nothing in this resume that would telegraph, 'She's a secret conservative.'

Megyn Kelly

DaughterCollegeMeResumeNothing

There is something exciting about saving up for a special treat. Bring back the piggy bank!

Sophie Kinsella

TreatBackSpecialBankUpBring

We've got a bit of growth a bit earlier than expected.

Stuart Rose

GrowthGotThanExpectedEarlier

More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions.

Simon Sinek

PeopleNegativeExpectationsBetter

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

Tommy Shaw

UpSoonInstructionGave

Pete Docter's a genius isn't he?

Diane Lane

GeniusHe

I had never been so challenged in an airplane that I doubted the outcome.

Chesley Sullenberger

AirplaneNeverBeenOutcomeDoubted

It's still a soft R, but when I watch other people's standup, I'm dumbfounded that people call me dirty. That's only because I did family television.

Bob Saget

FamilyPeopleMeTelevisionDirty

The Cyrillic and Greek scripts in particular have an alien beauty in their unfamiliar letterforms. Five weights of stroke thickness create subtle variations in light and dark that reflect the emerging and fading of the stars.

Bruno Maag

BeautyStarsLightDarkAlienFive

Though it is very easy to do valuations, eyeballs and brand prominence surveys, you should never allow any of them to influence the balance sheet.

Ashwin Sanghi

BalanceInfluenceBrandEasyYou

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