Guy Standing Quotes

Magna Carta only came into being in 1217, when the wording had been changed and parts of the original were extended in the Charter of the Forests. This complementary charter covered liberties granted to the common man, including rights to the commons, grazing, fishing, water, and firewood, and was perhaps the first ecological charter in history.

Guy Standing

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 1, 1873 - February 24, 1937

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HistoryWaterFishingManFirst

He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

PassionThroughSeenCaughtWhoHe

I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things happening in my life.

Jennifer Weiner

LifeMy LifeFirstKidSingleGot

I think that people are definitely interested in the idea that Joan has conversations with God.

Amber Tamblyn

GodPeopleThinkConversationsIdea

I only pray when it suits my own needs. I'm not proud about that.

Rob Lowe

ProudSuitsMy OwnOwnPrayOnly

My husband and I adopted our children through a private agency, Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children. As a nonprofit organization, it relies on client fees as well as donor support to do its work.

Rumaan Alam

WorkChildrenSupportOrganization

I think there's part of me that's longing to play a Sherlock Holmes or sort of a House character, like a real detective. Like a real, moody detective. Like a real, sarcastic, mentally ill detective. I think it would be really fun to do something like that.

Janet Varney

CharacterFunMeThinkHousePlay

I'm a very senses-oriented person, and I want to bring readers in on the level of the senses, so they can experience another culture and another place.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

CultureExperiencePlacePersonWant

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that.

Bobby McFerrin

MusicPeopleBackKindOffendedOut

Martin Scorsese was being given an honorary doctorate, and one of the tutors asked if there was a student film he particularly liked. He mentioned our film. There was a dinner after the final show just for the tutors, but I was smuggled in to meet Scorsese over dessert.

Asif Kapadia

DinnerStudentMeetDessertOver

I'm a germophobe, so I don't like people talking over my food, breathing, spitting, anything. Just let me eat in peace.

Astro

FoodPeacePeopleMeTalkingEat

The notion that war forever separates veterans from the rest of mankind has been long embedded in our collective consciousness.

Phil Klay

WarRestLongVeteransConsciousness

Even though you're growing up, you should never stop having fun.

Nina Dobrev

FunGrowing UpHaving FunYouStop

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