Catherine Helen Spence Quotes

Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive.

Catherine Helen Spence

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I've been doing the 'Sherman's Lagoon' strip for about 18 years, and I was a political cartoonist before that for my hometown paper in Alexandria, Va.

Jim Toomey

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Any alternative culture that inspires a lot of passion and inspiration is also in danger of being set in its ways, almost from the moment it's born.

Jello Biafra

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It used to be that if you were on a sitcom you couldn't get work in film because it was so different. Now it's almost like you have to be on TV to do other film work.

Mayim Bialik

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If you are a plumber, there is an objective way to establish whether you put together a great piping system or not. Art is a bit more slippery than that.

Maurizio Cattelan

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I love to dance, bike, and walk every day, so I like to be feminine and comfortable at the same time.

Jeanne Damas

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The old ways of teaching are slow and expensive. But with mobile, cost plummets, access broadens, and pedagogy rises.

Michael J. Saylor

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I love the idea that I'm the oldest one in the room because I can get away with anything!

Shirley MacLaine

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Whether they are actual poets or their music exemplifies a poetic sensibility, generally speaking, the Americana artist shuns commercial compromise in favor of a singular vision. Which resonates with me.

Rodney Crowell

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I have had the unfortunate experience of having someone write an unauthorised biography of me. Half of it is lies and the other half is badly written. My feeling is that if I'm going to write my life story, I ought to have my life first.

Dawn French

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When I was a kid, I loved figure skating. But in Mexico, they kind of push you toward hockey.

Christian Cota

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In Australia, they set up a special fund to kick films off. It was quite an enlightened sort of move. You could go to this government bureau with scripts and and get finance for films.

Bruce Beresford

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So dancing was not something I had a great desire to do.

Suzanne Farrell

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