Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.

Henry Ward Beecher

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MenManBrokenTemptationDownSpot

Every comedian is furious. Age makes me angry. I'm unhappy at not being able to open packages anymore. I'm angry that libraries have gone. I hate children on planes. I'm very shallow, so they tend to be little things. To be honest, I think I was probably angry the day I was born, you know, about diapers or something.

Joan Rivers

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Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I'm bored with a play, if I'm revolted by a play on stage, with the Broadway prices, especially today, I'm going to walk out and not come back and pay that price again.

Jerome Lawrence

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Life is absolutely horrific, leading up to absolute horror.

Meg Rosoff

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Here on Earth, we're exposed to asteroids hitting the Earth, eventual changes in the Sun, changes in the Earth's climate, things we're doing to the Earth's climate. If we want to survive, we need to become a multi-planet species. That's further down the road, but the first wave is going to be the explorers.

John M. Grunsfeld

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I was raised on, 'You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.'

Matthew McConaughey

WorkJobYouGoWayPay

I never believed I'd have a six-pack, especially not at 35 years old. I always thought it was a genetic blessing. It's not. You just have to be willing to do what it takes.

Sullivan Stapleton

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I think a certain amount of anger has been a fuel of mine, if you want - but also some sort of sadness, and plain mischief, of course.

Siouxsie Sioux

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My first paying job was guest starring in 'Touched By An Angel' when I was 12. It was very exciting. I couldn't believe you got free food all day and people were so nice to you.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

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You see, dancers are quite mature people because they start performing so early. They become professionals when they start to take everyday classes.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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I didn't realize until I was doing commentary what a gladiator-like competition tennis is - other than no one dies. The crowd is waiting for the players to come, and they walk through the tunnel, and they get on the court, and they get out their rackets, their weapons, and now they start.

Martina Navratilova

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Some situations you cause yourself.

Little Richard

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I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.

Chris Elliott

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