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James Larkin Quotes

We make mistakes, we have our faults, and God knows some of us have more than our share, but when danger threatens and duty calls, we go smiling to our own funeral.

James Larkin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: irish
Birth: January 21, 1875 - January 30, 1947

Topics

God Mistakes Smiling Go Duty More

If troubled companies want to explain away 2008 as a 'black swan,' then someone should take responsibility for creating the oil slick that seems to have tarred the entire flock!

Andrew Lo

Responsibility Black Someone Creating

When I'm in Brazil, I'm not Brazilian at all; I am a gringo. And then when I'm in England, I'm not really English, but when I lived in Canada, I was considered too English. So I never really felt like I clicked somewhere or that I belonged to one place.

Mia Goth

I Am Place Canada Never Lived Like

Pepsi and Coke have to co-exist on the shelf for the long term because if they pull each other down, no one's going to drink carbonated soft drinks anymore.

John Quelch

Long Down Drink Long Term Going

I just really wanted to do art, except when I was taking those photographs of people I would make the clothes that I would photograph them in so I could control the whole thing.

Stephen Sprouse

Art People Control Clothes Whole

Like most writers, I write about what has happened to me as that involves the minimum amount of research.

Steven Moffat

Me Research Write Like Happened

I understand it's promotion, but no one ever gave me a chance. No one ever thought I'd be the champ, and look where I'm at now.

Stipe Miocic

Me Chance Thought Promotion Look

I have learned that being a politician is not an easy job. My father was trying to make progress in the peace treaty with the Soviet Union. At that time, he was suffering from last-stage cancer, but he visited Moscow in the bitter cold. I learned from my father that you may have to risk your own life to make such a historic accomplishment.

Shinzo Abe

Life Father Time Job Peace Progress

If you look at it, the history of comedy has always been strongest among the nations who have been persecuted the most.

Trevor Noah

History Comedy You Look Always Been

I wanted to stay on TV because I've got kids who are school-aged, so I get to see them most days as opposed to going away for movies months and months at a time.

Miguel Ferrer

Time Movies See Days Stay Going

Listen to the silence. Listen to your life. Be present, not just think about what's going on next week, next month.

Mike Dirnt

Life Silence Think Present Week

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

Louisa May Alcott

Good Power Great Talent Genius You

Life is more important than work.

Diane Kruger

Life Work Important More Than