Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing.

Charles Caleb Colton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

AliveSelfishnessNothingEssence

Being a celebrity or anything else where you're really ambitious, it's really a game to see how successful you can get.

Joe Rogan

GameYouCelebritySeeAnythingGet

I went to school for culinary arts. I love to cook. That's a talent not a lot of people know about.

Jessie Usher

LoveSchoolTalentPeopleKnowArts

What gay culture is before it is anything else, before it is a culture of desire or a culture of subversion or a culture of pain, is a culture of friendship.

Andrew Sullivan

FriendshipCulturePainGayDesire

On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected with sea-sickness, which, however, lasted but a short time. I remained on deck constantly, forcing myself to exercise.

John James Audubon

SeaTimeMyselfShortExerciseOut

For me, beauty is me at the top of my game, going as hard as I can, without fear of what anyone else thinks. Believing in yourself when nobody else is believing in you is half the battle about anything.

Shonda Rhimes

BeautyFearYourselfMeGameBattle

I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you've done.

Robert Downey, Jr.

ConfidencePowerMoving ForwardThink

I have such an eclectic taste in music. Come to a backyard BBQ at my house, and I will run the gamut from Skynyrd to Sinatra to '90s grunge, rap, R&B, and classic rock. I have issues. If I had to pick one, I love this country artist named Craig Morgan. His music and his songs are so relatable and tell such vivid stories.

Mike Vogel

LoveMusicArtistHouseCountryRun

There's a lot of anger in the Twitter-verse, as I've discovered. But there's a lot of love.

Joss Whedon

LoveAngerLotDiscovered

If I could only have one grooming tool, it would be floss. I don't want to have broken Cheetos in my teeth. To protect myself from the sun, I can find shade under a tree. To moisturize my skin, I could get really sweaty and then just rub it on myself. But how are you going to clean between your teeth without floss?

Jonathan Van Ness

MyselfTreeBrokenSunYouSkin

If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.

Brendan Behan

YouDesireEverythingSomethingGuts

Golf is hugely important, as it keeps me going.

Bruce Forsyth

MeGolfImportantGoingKeeps

It's grotesque to believe the body we inhabit we want to inhabit 24/7.

Arca

BelieveBodyWantGrotesqueInhabit

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