Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.

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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I feel like the world gets so consumed and gobbled up by action, and the pace of life is so frantic, and people feel like, in order to move somebody, you have to do something shocking or violent or something insane and fast.

Jim James

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Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist.

Andrea Bocelli

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I don't think I am that materialistic, actually. Obviously at home in the country the art collection is important, but we have one big room in the middle of the house where we do everything - the television, the kitchen, everything.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Politicians are usually the first to forget that if you assume someone else is acting in bad faith, they will do the same to you. Questioning motives poisons the well.

John Sununu

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Two of the hardest words in the language to rhyme are life and love. Of all words!

Stephen Sondheim

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Good instincts are vital to longevity in the NFL.

Doug Baldwin

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I prefer not to use any machines. I focus a lot on cardio, which is what I do when I'm on stage. I also am into isometric workouts.

Chris Cornell

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We do what we want. We don't care what anyone else thinks.

Cliff Burton

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How can we live and die and never know the difference?

Clyfford Still

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Physics grapples with the largest questions the universe presents. 'Where did the totality of reality come from?' 'Did time have a beginning?'

Brian Greene

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In our town there was a Gestapo officer who loved to play chess. After the occupation began, he found out that my father was the chess master of the region, and so he had him to his house every night.

Bruno Schulz

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I was a part of Backyard Soccer, and I hear that I score a lot of goals in it.

Brandi Chastain

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