William Blake Quotes

Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the cause of his thieving, for many honest people endure greater hardships with fortitude. We must therefore seek the cause elsewhere than in want of money, for that is the miser's passion, not the thief s.

William Blake

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 28, 1757 - August 12, 1827

Topics

PassionMoneyPeopleHardshipsWant

You can go ahead and break a law, and you can come to a sanctuary city, and they wouldn't enforce the laws.

Jim Inhofe

CityLawYouGoAheadBreak

If I get the forty additional years statisticians say are likely coming to me, I could fit in at least one, maybe two new lifetimes. Sad that only one of those lifetimes can include being the mother of young children.

Anna Quindlen

MotherSadChildrenMeNewYoung

My goal was to be at the point - no older than 40 - where I would have enough resources to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged people.

Jeffrey Skoll

PeopleMake A DifferenceEnoughGoal

If a future U.S. president were to refuse to defend an ally under attack, NATO would lose all credibility.

Jeanne Shaheen

FutureLosePresidentDefendAttack

First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

GreatChooseRentFirstPayCome

I grew up very fast as a young girl, but I grew slowly into my womanhood.

Robin Wright

GirlFastYoungUpYoung GirlVery

The only people that can make peace are the parties to the conflict, and just as they are responsible for the conflict and its consequences, so should they be given responsibility and recognition for the peace.

Martti Ahtisaari

ResponsibilityPeacePeopleConflict

Being No. 1. It's talked about all of the time in hip-hop. 'I'm still No. 1! I'm the best! I'm the greatest of all time!' It's the same mentality in sports.

Michael Rapaport

SportsTimeBestHip-HopSameBeing

I have never known a more vulgar expression of betrayal and deceit.

Lucien Bouchard

BetrayalMoreNeverExpressionKnown

I love to go see big movies, I just don't make them. It's just a different business.

Jason Blum

LoveBusinessGoMoviesSeeBig

My music translates again and again to younger generations of players because I broke all the rules, and they can break all the rules now, too.

Donovan

MusicRulesNowBreakBecauseBroke

You have to use what you know to make a part real.

Chrissy Metz

YouKnowRealMakeUsePart

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