William Allen Butler Quotes

But I do mean to say, I have heard her declare, When at the same moment she had on a dress Which cost five hundred dollars, and not a cent less, And jewelry worth ten times more, I should guess, That she had not a thing in the wide world to wear!

William Allen Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 20, 1825 - September 9, 1902

Topics

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If you are a novelist of a certain type of temperament, then what you really want to do is re-invent the world. God wasn't too bad a novelist, except he was a Realist.

John Barth

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You could have the bases loaded, and you bring up the best pinch-hitter in the world to pinch hit, he hits into a double play, and then all of a sudden: 'How could you do that?'

Joe Torre

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The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bought for it.

John Ruskin

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My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.

Steve Jobs

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A world without war is not in the cards.

Martin Van Creveld

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You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

Douglas Adams

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There comes a point in your life where you have to accept that you cant work all the time because there are people that need you waiting at home.

Debra Stephenson

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If I'm going to represent God I have to do it the best I can.

Cliff Richard

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People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil. I don't know why. No, I do indeed know why. Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.

Anne Rice

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I don't want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team.

Ali Krieger

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It's funny, because I don't think of myself as a novelist. I think of myself as a writer.

Susanna Clarke

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When I was a kid, I wrote to the BBC, and the producers sent me a huge package through the post with 'Doctor Who' scripts. I'd never even seen a script and couldn't believe that they actually wrote this stuff down. It sort of opened a door.

Peter Capaldi

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