Gilbert Parker Quotes

It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be.

Gilbert Parker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 23, 1862 - September 6, 1932

Topics

PeopleThinkBrainyTryingNever

I would rather be an independent senator, governed by my own views, going for the good of the country, uncontrolled by any thing which mortal man can bring to bear upon me, than to be president of the United States, put there as presidents of the United States have been for many years past.

John C. Calhoun

GoodPastManMeCountryMy Own

I wish it wasn't so natural for me to dwell on the past.

Jenny Zhang

PastMeWishDwellI WishNatural

It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you.

John Dos Passos

FreedomPatriotismJoyWorthYou

I like to do projects in which you can see statistical results. I am very happy for all these small children, who have been the biggest group of victims of iodine deficiency.

Anatoly Karpov

ChildrenI AmHappySmallYouGroup

Like most people of my generation, I fell in love with the philosophy of existentialism.

Stanley Elkin

LovePeopleGenerationPhilosophy

Every intelligence operation carries risks.

Ronen Bergman

IntelligenceRisksEveryOperation

The Premier League is the place to be.

David Silva

PlaceLeaguePremier LeaguePremier

I've been too funny in my life to have to play a character who's... moderately funny.

Chevy Chase

LifeFunnyCharacterMy LifePlay

Human beings are social creatures - not occasionally or by accident but always. Sociability is one of our lives as both cause and effect.

Clay Shirky

HumanAlwaysSocialHuman BeingsOur

Any criticism, you should pay attention to. Whether you accept it and change or you take it and move on is the choice, but criticism is not a bad thing.

Bozoma Saint John

ChangeCriticismAttentionYouBad

Auntie Anne's is a modern-day business miracle that never should have happened.

Anne F. Beiler

BusinessNeverMiracleHappenedAnne

My gift seems to be that I am able to tell a story in a comprehensible and engaging way.

Peter Coyote

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