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Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander.

Charles Caleb Colton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: 1780 - 1832

Topics

World Enough True Little Contentment

When most of us hear the phrase, 'survival of the fittest,' we assume it originated with Charles Darwin. It did not. The phrase doesn't exist anywhere in Darwin's first edition of 'Origin of the Species.'

Survival First Assume Us Origin Did

Dressing up. People just don't do it anymore. We have to change that.

Change People Dressing Up Just

In my experience, if people don't have a sense of humor, they are usually not very good scientists, either.

Good Humor Experience People Sense

Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.

King Moving Human Human Being Being

I actually didn't find too many differences between B-town and the south. The difference lies in the temperature. I was shooting when it was 45 degrees Celsius in Chennai; Mumbai is cooler.

Differences Find Difference Mumbai

My maternal grandma was a tough, tough lady and a stern woman, who lost her husband young and raised six kids by herself. She lived in a mining community in Upstate New York and ran a boarding house for miners. She took care of an entire family and miners who lived in the house as well.

Family Community Woman New York Care

In many ways, I'm incredibly lucky to have been born with my impairment and that it's visible. It means my path has been predictable.

Path Born Lucky Been Predictable

My best move is probably my pull up jump shot.

Best Jump Up Move Pull Shot

Once you do have a child, you want to talk about every detail of it. And it is really boring to all your friends, and it should be. I was really worried about even going there at all.

Child Detail Friends You Boring

I grew up in a confused house: too much unwanted attention or none at all.

Confused Attention House Too Much Up

Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries.

Thrown Dollars African Countries

A lot of TV is put together by teams, by writing staffs and several different directors. It's a great, very smart way to make television. It's worked for however long TV's been around.

Great Together Smart Writing Long

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