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Goldwin Smith Quotes

Whatever things may have been in their origin, they are what they are, both in themselves and in regard to their indications respecting other beings or influences the existence of which may be implied in theirs.

Goldwin Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: canadian
Birth: August 13, 1823 - June 7, 1910

Topics

Existence Whatever Things May Origin

My father was Mickey Katz, who worked with Spike Jones and then went on to improvise some successful Yiddish parodies, some of which I perform. My favorite was 'Geshray of the Vilde Kotchke,' his version of 'Cry of the Wild Goose.'

Joel Grey

Father Cry Wild Goose Successful

I have long been a fan of Holy Ghost! and think they've got the best dance grooves around.

Max Joseph

Best Dance Think Long Ghost Been

This is the paradox of thrift: belt-tightening causes people to lose their jobs, because other people are not buying what they produce, so their debt burden rises rather than falls.

Robert J. Shiller

People Lose Burden Debt Buying Than

After spending the 1980s building up Saddam's Iraq as a counterweight to Iran, U.S. policy abruptly reversed course with his invasion of Kuwait and has since tried to cut him down to size. The policy is called 'containment,' but the question is, containment of what?

Michael Ignatieff

Building Down Question Him Size Up

I'm an American by accent, and I grew up in the States, living there between the age of three and 24.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Age American Three Living Up Accent

Growing up in Britain, Michael Caine has always been such an icon. Chatting with him, I know I came across as the biggest doofus. Literally, I was, like, bowing to him.

Rose Leslie

Growing Up Growing Know Him Always

I once bought a $150,000 car just because my friends told me to. Not because I wanted it. Because they told me to.

Rolando McClain

Car Me Friends Just Because Just

I say stupid white men are always the problem. That's never going to change.

Michael Moore

Change Men Stupid Problem White Say

No one really knows me. People think they know me.

Johnny Thunders

People Me Think Know Knows Really

The price of indulging yourself in your youth in the things you cannot afford is poverty and dependence in your old age.

Dorothy Dix

Age Old Age Yourself Youth You Old

If you're gonna learn how to do something, you'd better learn to do it right.

Christopher McDonald

Better Learn You Right Something

What are you going to do to preserve a tradition that is the peculiar and unique culture that Judaism inculcates? The American Jewish community is not going to survive by lining up against its common enemy.

Arthur Hertzberg

Community Culture Survive American