Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

Elizabeth Gaskell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 29, 1810 - November 12, 1865

Topics

PeopleWorldBelieveThinkingMinds

From all indications, the Offutt runway replacement is not a matter of 'if.' It is a matter of 'when.'

Jeff Fortenberry

MatterRunwayReplacement

One of the things that made me try writing novels was I could take time off to be with the kids. That's the practical side of what I love about the writing life.

Simon Toyne

LifeLoveTimeMeWritingTry

I've been on TV a long time, and I've never had a catch phrase.

Rob Lowe

TimeLongLong TimeNeverCatchTV

VR could, in theory, connect sports fans in different geographical locations so they could watch a game together. Instead of a group text or Twitter stream of commentary playing out across time zones when a team is playing, our avatars could inhabit virtual stands, side by side with the rest of our digital tribe.

Mary Pilon

SportsTimeTogetherTeamGameRest

Real life is much stranger than fiction, man.

Mike D

LifeManRealFictionReal Life

Some of the martial arts films, the motivation is about martial arts. That's where it's coming from. It is a visual, commercial film, to showcase the next stunt, the biggest thing. And character development becomes a side thing.

Michelle Yeoh

CharacterMotivationDevelopmentSide

I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful.

Michael Morpurgo

BookThinkYouWillStudyingAbout

When I was on 'All My Children,' we did a thing for 'Seventeen Magazine' where a girl won a date. I went to her prom with her in Alabama, and she was a sweetheart. I didn't move to Alabama and I didn't buy a farm there, but we still keep in touch.

Josh Duhamel

GirlChildrenFarmTouchSheBuy

Growing old is not growing up.

Douglas Horton

Growing UpGrowing OldGrowingOld

I am a storyteller, and I take great pride in the storytelling and a great joy.

Bonnie Hunt

GreatI AmJoyPrideStorytelling

There is the cult of the actor and of the director, and there's even been the cult of the celebrity chef and gardener, but there has never been a cult of the screenwriter. But I'm happy about that because what I crave - in a completely venal way - is creative opportunities, not recognition.

Anthony McCarten

CreativeHappyChefOpportunities

Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.

Pericles

LiveSeaGreatMenLandEat

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