Holbrook Jackson Quotes

The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich.

Holbrook Jackson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 31, 1874 - June 16, 1948

Topics

RichPoorConsistentGiveSellOnly

When you're growing up with a learning disability, it shoots your confidence and belief in what you can accomplish academically; it really damages it.

Maya Hawke

LearningConfidenceGrowing UpYou

I spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.

MF Doom

Growing UpUps And DownsGrowingUp

An aging writer has the not insignificant satisfaction of a shelf of books behind him that, as they wait for their ideal readers to discover them, will outlast him for a while.

John Updike

AgingWaitSatisfactionWillHim

I like the extras in life. Concentrating on serious things doesn't mean you can't also enjoy the lighter ones.

Stephen Hough

LifeEnjoyYouSeriousMeanThings

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

Ronald Reagan

I AmCareTake CareEnoughBigTake

I wish there were more humor in my work than I see in it.

Jasper Johns

WorkHumorWishMoreI WishSee

My mom can cook really good Cuban food, so we go eat there on the regular. And the Cuban coffee - you know how you drink coffee at a really young age.

Dominik Garcia-Lorido

GoodAgeCoffeeFoodMomYou

The way to push things through to a finish effectively must be learned.

William Frederick Book

PushWayFinishThroughThingsMust

To encounter 'Beowulf' is like taking a sledgehammer to a quarry face. You must bang in there.

Seamus Heaney

FaceYouMustBangLikeEncounter

Gout produces calculus in the kidney... the patient has frequently to entertain the painful speculation as to whether gout or stone be the worst disease. Sometimes the stone, on passing, kills the patient, without waiting for the gout.

Thomas Sydenham

WaitingStoneSometimesWorstKidney

I believe that one of the things I've tried to do is work hard and take the business very seriously.

Ryan Seacrest

WorkBusinessWork HardBelieveHard

I was into playing American music, especially the blues.

Mark Knopfler

MusicAmericanBluesPlaying

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