Thomas Babington Macaulay Quotes

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: October 25, 1800 - December 28, 1859

Topics

KingDesirePoorWithoutWouldThan

We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.

Jil Sander

BestColorsLookAirSophisticated

I think actors go along a continuum from Simon Callow down to kind of Ross Kemp, and I like to think of myself as the Ross Kemp of comedy. He's very good in 'East Enders' because he plays a version of himself. I think I can play a version of myself - that's about all I can do.

Jo Brand

GoodMyselfThinkComedyDownPlay

I'm definitely interested in doing movies. I've always focused more on acting than singing because that's where my true passion lies.

Melissa Benoist

PassionSingingDoingActingMovies

In our rich consumers' civilization we spin cocoons around ourselves and get possessed by our possessions.

Max Lerner

RichCivilizationPossessionsSpin

While some of the tales of woe emanating from the court are enough to bring tears to the eyes, it is true that only Supreme Court justices and schoolchildren are expected to and do take the entire summer off.

John Roberts

EyesTearsEnoughSummerTrueBring

God must have been on leave during the Holocaust.

Simon Wiesenthal

GodHolocaustLeaveMustBeen

What the translator - myself in particular - does is not comparable to what the Homeric performer was doing.

Robert Fitzgerald

MyselfDoingPerformerDoes

We live in a society where children are expected to become adults overnight.

Romola Garai

LiveChildrenSocietyBecomeWhere

You can certainly get an idea of the value of memory if your memories can carry you out into the world no matter how utterly dissatisfied you may be with the present and wish you could get away from it.

Rudolf Steiner

MemoriesValueMemoryWorldPresent

Dreams sometimes foretell the future.

Mickey Hart

DreamsFutureSometimesForetell

Murk can be described as an enfeebled fog with a personality disorder; it is more troubled than ethereal, sulking moodily over our lives at the end of the day.

Michael Leunig

DayPersonalityFogEndMoreOver

I think I have always tried to connect my comedy to my art.

Louie Anderson

ArtThinkComedyAlwaysConnect

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