Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MenBraveVeterans DayToughness

It wasn't until I got to college and had a lot of my ego beaten out of me... That's when I started to turn to literature as something deeper than a way to put up points.

Jesse Andrews

CollegeMeEgoLiteratureWayTurn

Conspiracy is a small but durable seller, retooled every year or so.

John Gregory Dunne

SmallYearConspiracyEverySeller

Perhaps the most effective way to describe the approach a brand must take is to think of themselves as social cartographers. By that I mean that brands must simultaneously inspire, engage and maintain a series of conversations taking place within certain cultural landscape specific to their business goal.

Simon Mainwaring

BusinessInspireThinkBrandGoal

Who cares if a carrot has a slight bend? They're all the same when they end up on the plate.

Tristram Stuart

EndBendSameUpCarrotPlate

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

Logan Pearsall Smith

LifeEnjoyYouAchieveWantAim

Most people use Twitter to meet girls, and I use it to meet 'American Idol' contestants!

Chris Jericho

PeopleAmericanMeetIdolMostUse

The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.

Chinua Achebe

ExperienceLearnNothingOnlyThing

Gaga is an entertainer, so a hat for her is part of the illusion of entertaining.

Philip Treacy

HatIllusionHerEntertainingPart

Style is about fun. True style is not about having a closet full of expensive and beautiful things - it is instead about knowing when, where, and how to utilize your collection.

Nina Garcia

BeautifulStyleFunTrueKnowing

A flat-rate poll tax would be politically unsustainable; even with a rebate scheme, the package would have an unacceptable impact on certain types of household.

Nigel Lawson

ImpactTaxWouldEvenPackagePoll

I used to worry about what life was for - now being alive seems sufficient reason.

Marion Milner

LifeWorryAliveNowReasonUsed

The '50s in general are written off as a boring decade following the turmoil of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath - the postwar Labour government, the cold war, the arrival of the New Look in fashion, etc. But I remember it as a very exciting time - a pioneering, rule-breaking time, especially for the young.

Lynne Reid Banks

TimeGovernmentWarWorldFashion

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton