Jane Welsh Carlyle Quotes

'On earth the living have much to bear;' the difference is chiefly in the manner of bearing, and my manner of bearing is far from being the best.

Jane Welsh Carlyle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BestEarthBeing The BestLivingFar

However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not you; they are outside of you.

John Buchanan Robinson

ChildrenWifeFriendsYouOutside

Once you take yourself too seriously the art will suffer.

Maynard James Keenan

ArtYourselfYouSeriouslyWillToo

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

Robert Quillen

KnowledgeIgnoranceAngerArgument

In a man, I like funny guys. A guy who doesn't have a lot of therapy, who's mature. A man, not a boy.

Maura Tierney

FunnyManTherapyBoyMatureGuy

Everything in writing begins with language. Language begins with listening.

Jeanette Winterson

ListeningWritingLanguageEverything

I believe that the decisions which govern all our lives, the laws we must all obey, and the taxes we must all pay should be decided by people we choose and who we can throw out if we want change.

Michael Gove

ChangePeopleBelieveDecisionsWant

Each morning my characters greet me with misty faces willing, though chilled, to muster for another day's progress through the dazzling quicksand the marsh of blank paper.

John Updike

MorningDayProgressMeThrough

It's pretty obvious that Western lifestyles which rely on gigantic amounts of electricity use up far more resources than a subsistence-based life. A little more poverty would be a good thing.

Tom Hodgkinson

LifeGoodElectricityPovertyMore

The battle goes on for me; as a gay man, I shall not be happy until I see equality across the board.

Rob Halford

ManHappyEqualityMeBe HappyGay

We can change the direction of the country with our vote.

Roland Martin

ChangeDirectionCountryVoteOur

Few friendships could survive the moodiness of love affairs.

Mason Cooley

LoveSurviveFriendshipsFewCould

Being in drag for three months - I now have an idea of what women go through. At least maybe a little.

Michael Rosenbaum

WomenGoNowThreeThroughLittle

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