Evelyn Waugh Quotes

We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.

Evelyn Waugh

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 28, 1903 - April 10, 1966

Topics

TemperMustDeceitDiscretion

I'd say that on 'Friends' my character was the guy bouncing around the room. I'm no longer that guy, necessarily, in my life. I used to be. But I'm not now.

Matthew Perry

LifeCharacterMy LifeFriendsSay

The savings rate in Italy is high, but the markets do not trust Italy even though it's the third largest economy in the European Union and the eighth in the world.

Anibal Cavaco Silva

TrustWorldEconomySavingsHigh

In truth, I'm not really a cat person. Seamus, the wonder dog, still deeply mourned by all who knew him, was just about the only pet I've ever really loved.

Michael Dirda

DogTruthPetLovedWonderPerson

If I want to make a product that is appealing to consumers, like a piece of clothing or a video game, that's fad driven. Some companies do it, and I don't know how they do it, but it's generally a bad place to invest.

Steve Jurvetson

GameBadPlaceKnowWantProduct

You can't judge a family's health by the form it's in at a given moment.

Stephanie Coontz

FamilyHealthMomentJudgeYouForm

In a lot of ways, success is much harder than I thought it would be. I figured that you'd get here and then everything would be happily ever after. But, it's hard work, almost harder once you're successful because you've got to maintain it.

Steven Wright

WorkHard WorkSuccessThoughtYou

My idol when I was a kid was Elizabeth Taylor.

Rita Moreno

KidIdolElizabeth TaylorElizabeth

The more sin is rationalized, the greater the possibility of destruction by Satan's wolves.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

WolvesSinSatanMoreDestruction

Although images of perfection in people's personal lives can cause unhappiness, images of perfect societies - utopian images - can cause monstrous evil. In fact, forcefully changing society to conform to societal images was the greatest cause of evil in the twentieth century.

Dennis Prager

PerfectionPeopleEvilSociety

I don't think it's good to be sentimental, so I try not to be.

Chrissie Hynde

GoodThinkTrySentimental

I'm an aggressive woman who gets things done, and that's the way it is, and I've never been embarrassed about the fact that I am pushy.

Christine Quinn

WomanI AmDoneWayNeverThings

Our company has been very forward-thinking about digital technology and the opportunity that it gives us. As we move into a world where we have more and more devices at our disposal, that really means more and more opportunities for the Walt Disney Co. to reach you: through our entertainment, through all of our divisions.

Anne Sweeney

TechnologyOpportunityWorldReach

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