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George Meredith Quotes

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

George Meredith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: english
Birth: February 12, 1828 - May 18, 1909

Topics

Beauty Power Woman Treasure Witty

What I find curious is that I ever became a writer at all. I grew up in the South Bronx, the land of poverty and petty hoodlums.

Curious Poverty Find Land Petty Up

Most social acts have to be understood in their setting and lose meaning if isolated... No error in thinking about social facts is more serious than the failure to see their place and function.

Failure Thinking Facts Meaning Lose

My mom has a couple great tricks, but my father is consistently a good cook. He's extremely avid about health and fitness and a bit obsessive. He always talks about garden-fresh food.

Good Father Health Great Fitness

The only thing I can do is act, but it's not something I even feel comfortable doing. It costs me a lot, because I'm a shy person, even if I don't look it.

Me Feel Doing Look I Can Person

It is almost a rule that the more complex a man is, the simpler his billing. A person with a retrospective ability gone rampant often would be called an historian. Similarly, one to whom reality doesn't seem to make sense gets dubbed a philosopher.

Man Reality Person More Ability

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of actually visiting the Playboy Mansion. I saw the peacocks, fed grapes to the monkeys, and even braved the fabled Grotto. After seeing the estate, I understood why anyone would be reluctant to leave.

Seeing Why Pleasure Leave Grapes

I'm pleased to announce that my government will build the much-needed Melbourne airport rail link.

Government Airport Build Will Link

Most brands started from a strong base and kept a strong belief.

Strong Belief Started Most Kept

I have a pet lizard named Puff, five goldfish - named Pinky, Brain, Jowels, Pearl and Sandy, an oscar fish named Chef, two pacus, an albino African frog named Whitey, a bonsai tree, four Venus flytraps, a fruit fly farm and sea monkeys.

Sea Tree Pet Chef Brain Fly

I have - and always will - stand up against efforts to limit a woman's right to choose.

Woman Stand Up Stand Choose Limit

Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to have to think about how it will affect other people.

Myself People Think Remember Will

I have a lot of parties.

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