Gilbert Parker Quotes

Man is born in a day, and he dies in a day, and the thing is easily over; but to have a sick heart for three-fourths of one's lifetime is simply to have death renewed every morning; and life at that price is not worth living.

Gilbert Parker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeMorningHeartDayDeathMan

The worst thing in this business is to be thought of as a no-talent.

Jerry Stiller

BusinessThoughtWorstWorst Thing

I love Jimmy Fallon; he's always a great time.

Andy Cohen

LoveGreatTimeAlwaysGreat Time

Poaching is a very complicated, multi-layered problem.

Maura Tierney

ProblemComplicatedVery

It's more expensive for me to make my shoes. I don't use animal-based glues or fish-based glues. So that costs me more. And, you know, like anything in life - mass marketing of anything - mass manufacturing of anything costs less.

Stella McCartney

LifeShoesMeYouMarketingKnow

A good girl in Afghanistan should be silent, should not talk about her future, should listen to your family, be like a doll so that everyone can play with her.

Sonita Alizadeh

FamilyGoodFutureGirlPlaySilent

That's something I like about drag - I get to do everything. Collaborative arts are hard for me because I don't really like to relinquish control.

Trixie Mattel

MeControlHardEverythingArtsGet

I knew what my scripts would say before I opened them: 'Enter Conchita.' I played handmaidens, Indian squaws, and Mexican dancers.

Rita Moreno

SayMexicanDancersWouldKnewThem

You can't always worry about offending people.

Mary Beard

PeopleWorryYouAlwaysAbout

My name was on the list very early after these announcements were made through the newspapers in Europe.

Claude Nicollier

NameEarlyEuropeThroughMadeVery

In the racialized space of capitalist gentrification, police are not only arbiters of the peace, they are the muscle of retail racism: You can only be in this space if you transcend your blackness by showing us some green dollars. Even then, there is no guarantee that green will transcend your black skin.

Anthea Butler

PolicePeaceRacismSpaceGreenYou

I wasn't a point guard. I was a killer.

Allen Iverson

PointGuardPoint GuardKiller

Through my work with PETA, I have learned a great deal about chimpanzee behavior and the plight of chimpanzees imprisoned in laboratories.

Woody Harrelson

WorkGreatBehaviorI Have Learned

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