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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Rule England Graves Met Alas

My job as the host of a rock awards show is not to be as divisive as possible, but certainly you want to be able to interject your jokes and how you feel about stuff.

Job Feel You Want Rock Possible

I have a different starting premise from those 100 academics who are so heavily invested in the regime of low expectations and narrow horizons which they have created.

Expectations Starting Low Academics

Every show is different. The public has always been nice to me. I'm fortunate that way.

Me Nice Way Always Fortunate Been

Look around on your next plane trip. The iPad is the new pacifier for babies and toddlers. Younger school-aged children read stories on smartphones; older boys don't read at all, but hunch over video games. Parents and other passengers read on Kindles or skim a flotilla of email and news feeds.

Children Parents Video Games Look

With European powers no new subjects of difficulty have arisen, and those which were under discussion, although not terminated, do not present a more unfavorable aspect for the future preservation of that good understanding which it has ever been our desire to cultivate.

Martin Van Buren

Good Future Present Understanding

I've often been accused of spending more time and energy criticizing my fellow Democrats than criticizing Republicans.

Time Energy More Democrats Been

I never come back home with the same moral character I went out with; something or other becomes unsettled where I had achieved internal peace; some one or other of the things I had put to flight reappears on the scene.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Home Character Peace Back Moral Out

I like to do as much improv as I can do.

I Can Improv Like Much

If you're not a tree hugger, then you're a what, a tree hater?

Douglas Coupland

Tree You Then Hater

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

Dorothy Salisbury Davis

History Story Way Like Depends

I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie, I think it's safe to say.

Chelsea Manning

Think Say Safe Adrenaline I Think

But they are not going to take on Big Oil because Big Oil is very generous at campaign time, and this is all about the elections. They want to pretend that they are doing something meaningful.

Time Doing Want Oil Meaningful Big

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