George Saintsbury Quotes

But the eighteenth century, on the whole, loathed melancholy.

George Saintsbury

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 23, 1845 - January 28, 1933

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Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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When one is required to preside over the Church, and be entrusted with the care of so many souls, the whole female sex must retire before the magnitude of the task, and the majority of men also.

John Chrysostom

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I grew up in a town without fathers.

Stephen Rodrick

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The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today compared to those who felt strongly in 1890?

Stephen Sondheim

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My dad was just a big Joseph Campbell nut.

Trey Parker

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I've never made a film that I didn't believe in, you know? However the picture turns out, I've always given everything to it. That's kind of how I approach life. I can't help it. There's no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life.

Tom Cruise

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Since 1988, I have been writing steadily. I did decide a couple of years or so ago to scale back to writing one book a year - a sort of semi-retirement. But I never did have much success with that plan!

Mary Balogh

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Money can be a reflection of our perceptions of power, self-esteem, personal history, fears, and happiness.

Mary Pilon

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I can never leave a bookstore without buying a book. I read four or five at a time.

Mireille Guiliano

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Obstruction can be caused by so many factors - perfectionism, distraction, faltering confidence, external demands and pressures. At some point, of course, you've got to push through it all if you're to write, and if you don't, or can't, you're sunk.

Claire Messud

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The Strauss allowed me to be a writer. Without it, 'The Emperor's Children' would not exist. When I received the award, I was teaching, had one baby, and was pregnant with another. There was no time for writing.

Claire Messud

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It's a little less stressful as a support act, because the headliner carries the majority of the weight. But as a headliner, we get to play a little bit longer.

Brantley Gilbert

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