James Payn Quotes

One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no difficulty in finding a title for one's essay, or that any embarrassment which might arise would be from excess of material. I find this, however, far from being the case.

James Payn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 28, 1830 - March 25, 1898

Topics

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It's like, 'Oh, well of course you want gay marriage, you're gay.' I think when heterosexual people are talking to their peers and they're like, 'This is an equal rights thing,' it's a little bit easier.

Jillian Michaels

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Nobody wants to hear an actor complain about too much work - especially other actors.

John Benjamin Hickey

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A lot of screenwriters write certain characters, certain parts, with actors in mind. I don't really tend to do that. I describe them as specifically as I can, but I don't really picture anyone in particular.

Travis Beacham

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I've played several real characters, and I've always found it very difficult because you don't want to do an impersonation.

Tony Goldwyn

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When I landed the first 900 at the XGames, it was just - it was a personal achievement. It was something that I have strived for for years and years and years, and in a lot of ways had given up on it. But I just didn't think of the resonance that would have.

Tony Hawk

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I love memory sticks. They seem to me to be magic.

Ruth Rendell

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Fixate your love on Him, be obedient to God's word, and don't seek the glory of this world. In doing these things, God will exalt you in this earth and you won't have to sacrifice your soul for earthly crowns that will fade.

Monica Johnson

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I gave a lot for football because I wanted to be as professional as possible.

Mohamed Salah

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I've seen terrorism close up, but I don't live in a state of terror at all. I'm comfortable going to the Manhattan Thanksgiving Day Parade, the tree lighting at Rockefeller Center, Times Square on New Years Eve. For perspective, the world today is a safer place than it was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Berlin Airlift, World War II.

Douglas Brunt

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The cloud is still really just a bunch of servers, owned by someone or something, whose decisions and competence must be trusted. This applies to everything from Google Docs to Gmail: Putting our data out there really means putting it 'out there.'

Douglas Rushkoff

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I'm pretty lucky. I don't get too many haters.

Chris Lilley

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It's an honour for any player that a club of the prestige of Manchester United should follow them, and that, in itself, is enormous praise.

David Silva

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