Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Our incomes should be like our shoes; if too small, they will gall and pinch us; but if too large, they will cause us to stumble and to trip.

Charles Caleb Colton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I am pretty controlled I have to say.

Jennifer Aniston

I AmSayPrettyControlledAm

Learning is a tunnel experience that makes us think more broadly.

Anna Deavere Smith

LearningExperienceThinkMoreUs

Recently I read that half the world or more has read 'The Lord of The Rings,' but then I found out that something like 75 per cent of the world knows the 'Tintin' books.

Andy Serkis

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It is far easier for a woman to lead a blameless life than it is for a man; all she has to do is to avoid sexual intercourse like the plague.

Angela Carter

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Education should be one of our top funding priorities; talking about it does not help the teachers and students who desperately need promises fulfilled.

Solomon Ortiz

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I'm English, and my favorite movie is 'Manhattan.'

Mickey Sumner

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I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do.

Miguel Indurain

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This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other.

Christopher Dawson

FreedomPoliticalCivilizationLevel

It's hard to mix work and love.

Coco Martin

WorkLoveHardMix

I don't do interviews at all when I'm on tour, so this time, on a day off, I'll do that kind of thing a little bit. I don't do big promotion schedules, not when I'm touring.

Bryan Ferry

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The most colorful section of a bookstore is the display of SF books, with art by people like Wayne Barlow, who is a terrific artist.

Bruce Boxleitner

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We've been playing in the sandbox of creation for millions of years. We ruin one environment, we move on to the next - manifest destiny. Now it's hitting us collectively: Our mother's life is in our hands.

Anohni

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