William Cobbett Quotes

Endless are the instances of men of bright parts and high spirit having been, by degrees, rendered powerless and despicable by their imaginary wants.

William Cobbett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 9, 1763 - June 18, 1835

Topics

MenSpiritBrightHighBeenEndless

Drive around through the state of Oklahoma, and you find some areas that really need to be improved.

Jim Inhofe

DriveYouFindNeedOklahomaSome

I've always been a big fan of Thierry Henry. I enjoy watching all the great players, really. But we're always drawn to some players more than others, and in my case, it's Titi. He's my favourite player. I also really liked Luis Figo when he was at Real Madrid.

Stan Wawrinka

GreatEnjoyOthersMoreWatching

History is not just written by the winners; it's written about them.

Steve Rushin

HistoryWinnersJustAboutThem

No blessing goes uncontested. It will take a long time to get your dream.

Miranda Hart

TimeBlessingLongDreamLong Time

I like to think that I'm a populist entertainer, but I'm a little bit idiosyncratic, and sometimes the networks wouldn't really roll with that.

Joss Whedon

ThinkSometimesLittleRollPopulist

I'm one of them guys that tries to make everything the best of the best, so sometimes I'm out of control with it.

DJ Khaled

BestControlSometimesEverything

I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well.

Deepika Padukone

MusicAppreciateDownJazzOldLine

When I was a kid, I worked in the circus. It was a touring circus that was owned by a man named Terrell Jacobs. It was just one big tent, and he was a lion tamer. He didn't have any kids, but the bit was that I would dress up as his son in an identical outfit.

Christopher Walken

SonLionManDressOutfitCircus

I'm precise. I think in proportions. I play games with numbers, and I proportionalise.

Art Garfunkel

ThinkNumbersPlayGamesPrecise

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.

Winston Churchill

GoodPeaceWarWinNeverWell

Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.

Sebastian Vettel

CarAchievementRacingSimply

I no longer say I'm unemployed. I say I'm unemployable. It's different. An unemployed suggests at a certain point in the future, you might be employed. That's not the case with me. I'm unemployable, and unfortunately, that's one of the bits of the web, in particular of Google.

Norman Finkelstein

FutureMeYouSayGooglePoint

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