Herbert Spencer Quotes

Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.

Herbert Spencer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 27, 1820 - December 8, 1903

Topics

MarriageGentlemanLadyNoseRings

The most moving scene for me in 'Pride and Prejudice' is the Pemberley music room scene: Elizabeth has just saved Darcy's sister from embarrassment and confusion, and as the music plays on, Darcy's look of gratitude becomes a look of love, which we see reciprocated in Elizabeth's eyes.

Andrew Davies

LoveMusicGratitudeEyesMeSister

I don't really think about a visual aspect to the work at all; I just think about making the piece. And everything that occurs visually comes out of the subject matter you are dealing with so that I find it difficult to treat the visual element as a separate entity.

Simon McBurney

WorkTreatThinkYouFindMatter

I used to worry about every little thing, trying to figure out every problem. Well, I realize now how foolish that was. I was no more in control of my life than the man on the moon.

Joyce Meyer

LifeManMoonControlWorryProblem

My novels aren't really generated by a single conceptual spark; it's more a process of many different elements that come together unexpectedly over a long period of time.

Donna Tartt

TimeTogetherProcessSparkLong

I like, at the end of the night, to be walking back to the locker room limping and sweating, spitting blood out of my mouth. I've been doing this for a long time, and it comes naturally.

Dean Ambrose

TimeNightEndWalkingDoingMouth

Friends at school were always quite shocked that we holidayed in Nigeria, but it was all pretty middle-class, really.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

SchoolFriendsAlwaysPrettyNigeria

It took me a while to learn, but we are allowed to make mistakes and have flaws.

Christen Press

MistakesMeLearnFlawsMakeTook

I actually think some of the rappers can help our image, because the thing I'm concerned about is the NBA's image. I always want our image to be on the rise, and if the rappers can help young players get business-minded, then I'm all for it.

Antonio Davis

ThinkHelpRiseYoungWantImage

Writing, for me, was a feat of self-preservation. If I did not do it, I would die. So I did it. Obstinacy, not talent, saved my life.

Philip Roth

LifeTalentMeWritingMy LifeDie

While natural disasters capture headlines and national attention short-term, the work of recovery and rebuilding is long-term.

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

WorkAttentionCaptureRecovery

In my life, I've had estates in Russia, houses in Spain, in Norway, in the deep south of America.

Penelope Wilton

LifeDeepMy LifeAmericaRussia

I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do, and there's tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact.

Scott Pruitt

ThinkImpactHumanDisagreement

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