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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

Henry Ward Beecher

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: clergyman
Nationality: american
Birth: June 24, 1813 - March 8, 1887

Topics

Humor Road Sense Of Humor Person

I seem to have a natural tendency to want to share my own observations and feelings with other people, and writing seems to be the way I'm best equipped to do that.

Best People Writing Feelings Want

Being deeply contented with God in my everyday life is a focused attitude. It is always available. It means practicing letting go of my obsession with how I'm doing. It means training myself to learn to actually be present with people, and seeking to love them.

Life Love Attitude God Myself Learn

Good leaders must first become good servants.

Robert K. Greenleaf

Good Become First Must Leaders

I was born in 1937, in Yakima, Washington, the oldest child of Robert Emerson Lucas and Jane Templeton Lucas. My sister Jenepher was born in 1939 and my brother Peter in 1940. My parents had moved to Yakima from Seattle to open a small restaurant, The Lucas Ice Creamery.

Robert Lucas, Jr.

Child Brother Parents Sister Small

I'm just writin' about my little ol' love affair.

Love Little Just Affair About

I dreamed of becoming a scientist, in general, and a paleontologist, in particular, ever since the Tyrannosaurus skeleton awed and scared me.

Stephen Jay Gould

Me Scared Becoming Skeleton General

I got the nickname Spitfire for a reason - I burned inside to play volleyball.

Play Inside Reason Got Volleyball

Sometimes, you have to remind yourself that some people are just trying to find something to eat.

Michael T. Weiss

Yourself People Trying You Find Eat

When I was a kid, the people that used to push other people around, if someone whacked them, then they wouldn't be pushing people around again. But you can't really do that with adults.

People Push Someone You Kid Used

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Greed Talking Want Listen

I grew up in London, and that's where I spend most of my time. Unless I have a really good reason not to be, I'll always be in London.

Good Time London Reason Always Up

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

Growing Up Growing Old Growing Old

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