Hilary Mantel Quotes

The old always think the world is getting worse; it is for the young, equipped with historical facts, to point out that, compared with 1509, or even 1939, life in 2009 is sweet as honey.

Hilary Mantel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 6, 1952

Topics

LifeSweetWorldThinkFactsHoney

I'm a farmer! We have a farm that's part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Maui, and we raise macadamia nuts.

Jim Nabors

FarmFarmerGardenNutsTropical

We all have a cross to carry. I have to carry my own cross. If we don't carry our crosses, we are going to be crushed under the weight of it.

Jim Caviezel

My OwnCarryOwnGoingWeightCross

Putin sought to keep Ukraine weak through corruption.

Joe Biden

CorruptionWeakThroughKeepUkraine

The things you fear are undefeatable, not by their nature, but by your approach.

Jewel

LiveStrongLanguageBetterProblem

We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you.

Joel Osteen

GoalsLiveGodCulturePeopleHelp

What I'm trying to do is just sing what comes to my body in the context of the song. And if you go by the emotion of the song, it's almost like stepping into a city. Cities have certain customs and rules and laws you can break, and that's what I was doing.

Jeff Buckley

CitySongDoingYouBodyRules

I feel very comfortable in my own skin. When someone makes jokes about me being heavy, it makes me mad. It's not true. I'm right where I should be.

Amy Schumer

MeFeelSomeoneMadSkinTrue

People are quite shocked when you remind them that Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra never wrote a song that they recorded in their lives, as far as I know.

Robert Wyatt

PeopleSongYouKnowNeverFar

Generally speaking, Israeli intelligence did not hunt Nazi war criminals.

Ronen Bergman

IntelligenceWarSpeakingHuntDid

If you commit a crime, you maybe have to be haunted.

Judy Sheindlin

YouCrimeCommitHauntedMaybe

A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnessary.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher

MotherPersonMakeLeanLeaning

I really love something that's strong vocally and a little more difficult to sing because it's fun.

Chris Young

LoveFunStrongMoreDifficultSing

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