Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: May 29, 1874 - June 14, 1936

Topics

LifeGratitudeThankfulYouTake

My mother taught us the man was the head of the family, but the woman was the neck, and you could turn him any way you like.

Jerry Hall

FamilyMotherWomanManYouWay

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

John F. Kennedy

FutureHistoryPastPresentFast

Don't ripen picked tomatoes in the sun. Put underripe tomatoes and stone fruits in a paper bag in cool, dark place, and magic happens. And never, ever store them in the fridge: they turn mushy and flavorless.

Andrew Zimmern

SunCoolBagMagicStoneDark

Having personally watched the Voting Rights Act being signed into law that August day, I can't begin to imagine how we could have all been so wrong in believing that more Americans would vote once they were all truly free to do so.

Andrew Young

DayLawFreeVotingWrongVote

Science fiction and fantasy feels like it's been ascending in the zeitgeist.

John Joseph Adams

ScienceFantasyScience FictionBeen

I can't do something just because it's popular.

Michael Buble

Just BecauseSomethingBecauseJust

But really it was just, it was perfect. You know, I actually got that feeling like you know what, maybe this is why I'm alive, you know - maybe this is why I'm here on this on earth.

Stefano Langone

YouPerfectEarthAliveKnowWhy

People that create jobs create tax payers, which benefits society as a whole.

Steve Wynn

PeopleSocietyCreateTaxBenefits

Trump manipulates the fearful by promising that he will use his fraudulent deal-making prowess to protect and take care of his supporters.

Tom Steyer

CareTake CareWillProtectTakeHe

I have one anecdote about the FBI breaking into an embassy in Washington, and under Hoover, they had this sort of ruse whereby they didn't want to recommend a break-in that might be a big flap and cause all kinds of problems.

Ronald Kessler

ProblemsWantWashingtonFBIBig

I'm not an activist. I'm trying to get off the whole atheist racket.

Julia Sweeney

TryingAtheistGetWholeOffRacket

Social support is everything.

Jordan Knight

SupportEverythingSocial

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