Catherine Helen Spence Quotes

I count myself well educated, for the admirable woman at the head of the school which I attended from the age of four and a half till I was thirteen and a half, was a born teacher in advance of her own times.

Catherine Helen Spence

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: australian
  • Birth: October 31, 1825 - April 3, 1910

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'Wild at Heart' created a set of expectations maybe, partly, on my part, certainly on my publisher's part, but also in the world out there, that my next books would be as remarkable.

John Eldredge

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Actors are not always the best judges. We have a peculiar idea of what we think we are, and sometimes it's best left to others to decide what we play.

John Hurt

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It is very hard to explain to people who have never known serious depression or anxiety the sheer continuous intensity of it. There is no off switch.

Matt Haig

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When Dickens arrives in the United States in November of 1867, he's already in questionable health. So by the end of the trip, he was really in failing condition, and really, he would never recover completely after this point, and you could sort of draw a straight line to his ultimate decline and death.

Matthew Pearl

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The National Tracing Center is not allowed to have centralized computer data.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

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On some level, acting is the art of pretend, and you have to have a highly cultivated sense of imagination. You have to be able to see things that aren't there, no matter what aspect of acting, whether it's green screen, whether it's on stage, whether it's anything else, whether you're working on the radio.

Stephen Lang

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The beliefs I was raised with - to respect animals and to be aware of nature, to understand that we share this planet with other creatures - have had a huge impact on me.

Stella McCartney

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I don't mind having a reputation as a serious and spiritual person. I think that would be a nice reputation to have.

Russell Brand

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When you know what pain is, and when you have to make a choice, you learn that it is a decision. People think it's a fairytale thing, love and happiness, but you have to work hard. And then - you feel it deeply.

Mary J. Blige

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After the age of 80, everything reminds you of something else.

Lowell Thomas

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I'm always a bit disappointed when I've finished working on a book.

Chris Van Allsburg

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I constantly make fashion mistakes but I think it's good to take risks.

Clemence Poesy

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