James Nasmyth Quotes

From a very early period of my life I have derived the highest enjoyment from listening to music, especially to melody, which is to me the most pleasing form of composition.

James Nasmyth

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: inventor
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: August 19, 1808 - May 7, 1890

Topics

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Contrary to what the fans may think, you don't just show up, wear a striped shirt and a whistle on Friday night.

Jim Mitchell

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I made the mistake of writing something very, very short about Obama for this website that I write fiction for, and my father told me never do that again. And he was right. I have nothing to add to a political conversation because it's not my area.

Jesse Eisenberg

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I want to entertain.

Jessica Szohr

WantEntertain

It's the way surfing is - you grow up surfing together, and then you're thrown into a heat at Pipe or a world title bout against one another.

Joel Parkinson

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Americans are apt to be unduly interested in discovering what average opinion believes average opinion to be.

John Maynard Keynes

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My generation had to be taken seriously because we were stopping things and burning things. We were able to initiate change, because we had such vast numbers. We were part of the baby boom, and when we moved, everything moved with us.

John Hughes

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As far as inspiration is concerned, I only have one person - Madhubala. She was beautiful like a wax doll. And I just love her eye movement and those pure emotions which strike your heart.

Mawra Hocane

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You know, the blond guy plays the good guy and I play the bad part, the bad guys. Which is a lot of fun. Playing the bad guy is great. And it's the whole British thing. You know, in so many films the bad guy is British. Gary Oldman makes a living doing that.

Matt Robinson

GoodGreatFunDoingYouBad

I'm an actor, coming from New York theater.

Skeet Ulrich

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I think you would have to be a nihilist to say that we are not making progress on cancer, just like you'd have to be hubristically optimistic to say that we have conquered cancer.

Siddhartha Mukherjee

ProgressThinkYouSayCancerJust

In terms of filming, yes, it really does feel over now. There's a real sense of freedom now. It's a good time to finish, I think. As much as I'm going to miss it I'm ready to move on and do different things.

Rupert Grint

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Tell that boy Drake he don't want it with me in 'Fortnite.'

Logic

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