Thomas Babington Macaulay Quotes

None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth, affords, as far as we can perceive, much security for his being wiser than any of his neighbours.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SecurityElectionWiserBirthBeing

I've always known when I start a story what the last line is. It's always been the case, since the first story I ever wrote. I don't know how it's going to get there, but I seem to need the destination. I need to know where I end up. It never changes, ever.

Amy Hempel

DestinationStartStoryEndKnow

Since the first 'Singham,' many films have that kind of action. So we have to work harder to create something new.

Rohit Shetty

WorkActionCreateNewKindFirst

My family were wheeler-dealer class. They were their own bosses and very glamorous. We lived in a beautiful, big townhouse in Arklow, in Ireland, that we couldn't afford to heat. My father had a business fitting bar furniture, and my mother is an antiques dealer.

Roisin Murphy

FamilyFatherMotherBusinessClass

I joined the church choir because there were these two hot chicks. Then people started giving me compliments. 'You really have a good voice.' Really? I just joined the choir for these girls.

Romeo Santos

GoodPeopleMeVoiceChurchGiving

We want to push boundaries musically if we can and come at things from a different direction.

Mike McCready

DirectionPushWantBoundariesCome

Pink isn't just a color, it's an attitude!

Miley Cyrus

AttitudeColorPinkJust

Here's the problem: I don't like who I've become when my iPhone is within reach. I find myself checking e-mails and responding to texts throughout the day with some kind of Pavlovian ferocity - it's not a conscious act, but a reflexive one.

Josh Radnor

MyselfDayReachProblemFindKind

There's a lot of rednecks in the country where I grew up.

Dolly Parton

CountryUpWhereLotGrew

I have a tendency to be awfully big-hearted and it's very hard for me to say no, even when I need to.

Dolly Parton

MeSayNeedHardEvenVery

Whatever I've experienced in my life is a part of my story, and I'm proud of that. But it's someone who wakes up early, works all day, believes in charitable work, business-minded, diligent, accountable, problem-solving... I'm so much about school, consistency and tradition.

Drew Barrymore

LifeWorkDaySchoolConsistency

It's such an amazing thing to be loved for who you are.

Debra Winger

AmazingLovedYouWhoThing

I was raised by a gaggle of women who all loved to bake. Dessert always existed after any savory meal. I was raised with cookies on the plate, brownies in a Tupperware container, and so on.

Christina Tosi

WomenLovedCookiesDessertMeal

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