Charles Sturt Quotes

The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes.

Charles Sturt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: australian
  • Birth: April 28, 1795 - June 16, 1869

Topics

MeasureSydneyFarmersSuccessful

I don't have a constituency, and I'm not autobiographical in any way. I write these deeply moral books in a country which would prefer irony to anything with a moral tone.

Jim Crace

CountryMoralWayWriteIronyTone

I don't wake up in the morning and say, 'Jeez, I feel great today. I think I'll write a song.' I mean, anything is more interesting to me than writing a song. It's like, 'I think I'd like to write a song... No, I guess I better go feed the cat first.' You know what I mean? It's like pulling teeth. I don't enjoy it a bit.

Jerry Garcia

MorningTodayGreatMeWritingSong

I kind of - I like my life; I feel I have lots of opportunities. And my parents actually having had such high expectations for me - I would say it's the greatest gift that anyone has ever given me. I complained a lot when I was little, but that's how I feel now. And that's why I tried to do the same with my two daughters.

Amy Chua

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I never wanted to be a model. I never wanted to be a serious actress. I started off doing comedy. I did a stand-up comedy camp at the Laugh Factory, and I started out on Nickelodeon.

Amanda Bynes

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Failure was not an option for me.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

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We're not born stuffy and boring.

Troy Nixey

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Kids today don't watch a black and white movie.

Robert Englund

TodayBlack And WhiteBlackWhite

Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen.

Little Richard

QueenI AmKingRock And RollRock

Over the last couple of decades, the personalization of the office changed dramatically... there's an informality people often take for the absence of rules - which it's not.

Judith Martin

PeopleRulesOfficeOverTakeLast

When you have real power you don't threaten. People know what your capabilities are.

Dennis Kucinich

PowerPeopleYouKnowRealYour

I have never had trouble with any actor being able to visualise things. They are amazing. As long as you have your monster head on a long stick, so you can hold it up there and you can wave it around and let them see it and explain it to them, they are just great.

Dennis Muren

GreatAmazingWaveLongYouTrouble

Everyone who's in America spends the first few years not experiencing it. The person is frightened by the newness of the place and doesn't see things. Her emotional universe becomes the entire universe. And then when she thinks of home, her distance in space can seem like a distance in time.

Colm Toibin

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