Jane Welsh Carlyle Quotes

How many precious things do we not already possess which others have not - have hardly an idea of! Let us enjoy these, then, and bless God that we are permitted to enjoy them, rather than importune His goodness with vain longings for more.

Jane Welsh Carlyle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GodEnjoyGoodnessOthersMoreUs

The best liars lie with their eyes rather than with their words. This might put writers at a disadvantage.

Joanna Scott

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There is nothing I enjoy more than doing my show.

Joel Grey

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There's a reason women are pregnant for nine months; by the end, you're ready to have this baby.

Jenna Dewan

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That first bass I had was an Eko, a very old thing with a thin neck, I had that for quite a while.

John Deacon

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I returned from my last L.A. visit to find myself tipping the scales like Homer Simpson when he tries to gain enough weight to qualify as disabled to be allowed to work from home. All I was missing was his kaftan and Fat Guy Hat. So, I decided it was time to diet.

John Niven

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I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories.

Tom T. Hall

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I was on the cusp - or thought I was on the cusp - of celebrity, the result of starring as an adorable curly-haired alien in the miniseries 'V' on NBC. 'V' was a hit, and then got green-lit as a series. During the hiatus, the only job I auditioned for that fit my schedule was 'Nightmare on Elm Street.' That's the real reason I said yes.

Robert Englund

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There's an audience for all kinds of great art.

Robin Thicke

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I like French films, Chabrol in particular. With him, you often get a skewed morality in which you sympathise with the person you shouldn't.

Ronald Frame

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By the time I was a teenager, when I went outside the house, it was about hip-hop all the time. Nothing but hip-hop, block parties.

Mary J. Blige

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When I'm up on stage, I don't think about anything except the song I'm singing. Anyway, the majority of my audience is female, and I can't think that many of them want to see me a French maid outfit somehow!

Louise Nurding

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Everyone goes through a weirdness as a young person, especially in college, when you're trying to figure things out.

Jon Hamm

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