George Pierce Baker Quotes

In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending.

George Pierce Baker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 4, 1866 - January 6, 1935

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What I've been doing with my misfit, so-called acting career in film from day one on my first film, 'Spanking The Monkey', is, I've kind of made a concerted effort to hijack my acting career to turn it into film school, because I've always had the blasphemous idea of becoming a reasonably competent filmmaker in my own right some day.

Jeremy Davies

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The framework for peace signed by Egypt and Israel is almost a peace treaty. We solved the problem for the peace treaty 98%.

Menachem Begin

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I always have to be me.

Anderson Silva

MeAlways

Not only is New York City the nation's melting pot, it is also the casserole, the chafing dish and the charcoal grill.

John Lindsay

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I wish I could be elegant.

Robert Mapplethorpe

SleepTomorrowKnowTryBringMay

Everything that can be associated to ideas, inventions, copyrights, and patents is part of the IP world - at least, that's my definition. That all starts with people. Education is key.

Jean-Philippe Courtois

EducationPeopleIdeasWorldKey

I had role models in my community, guys that were older than me and played at university or on the national team. Eli Pasquale was always around UVic when I was a young player, and the national team was around Victoria a little bit, so I got to watch those guys and learn from them.

Steve Nash

CommunityMeTeamLearnYoungRole

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.

Toni Morrison

RideYouAirCould

Charter hired me - which, to be honest, took some humility on its part, since I have helped lead public campaigns against cable companies like Charter - to advise it in crafting its commitment to network neutrality.

Marvin Ammori

CommitmentHumilityMeLeadAgainst

I love being able to sing for my job. I am blessed beyond words and I hope my fans can feel that while I'm on stage!

Jordin Sparks

LoveHopeJobWordsI AmBlessed

I cannot imagine being happy anywhere else in the world but in Cape Town - South Africa in general, but Cape Town in particular.

Christoffel Wiese

HappyWorldBeing HappyAfricaBeing

Keeping a lid on taxes is not just good for the taxpayer. It's a powerful way to force government to be more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter. Let me repeat that: more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter - that's what we need to be about.

Tim Pawlenty

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