Jane Welsh Carlyle Quotes

It is much to be wished that one had a post that knew what it was doing again; and lawmakers that knew what they were doing. If I were the Government, I should feel rather ashamed of making regulations one month and unmaking them the next.

Jane Welsh Carlyle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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That's something that the world needs to learn today: that you can disagree and still be friends.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.

TodayWorldLearnFriendsYouStill

I strive to make movies I would enjoy.

McG

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I don't believe in devils. Indifference and misunderstandings can create evil situations. Most of the time, people who appear to be evil are really victims of evil deeds.

Max von Sydow

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We've rewritten entire scenes and had them animated twelve hours before the show goes on the air. It's not fun.

Matt Stone

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Comparing your family budget to the sovereign debt of the United States is a little like comparing two kindergartners tossing a paper airplane to the Apollo 11 mission.

Matt Taibbi

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Punishing abuse in Iraq should not return the U.S. to Sept. 10, 2001, in the way it fights al Qaeda, while Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants remain at large and continue to plan attacks.

John Yoo

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Just the basic principles of what makes America work for me are very strong in my heart. It's like no other nation in the world.

Rob Halford

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Collaboration is a vital part of my creative life. I've had success with Guy Clark and Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash.

Rodney Crowell

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We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive.

Lord Byron

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If your parents never had children, chances are... neither will you.

Dick Cavett

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I've made many, many, many large wigs in my career, and I've experimented with lots of materials to make them more fun and interesting and as big as possible. I like to use the lightest wig materials that I can.

Chris March

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I used to take life so seriously; I got so stressed.

Anne-Marie

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