Thomas Babington Macaulay Quotes

There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of the rest, yet quite unfit to direct our opinions, or to superintend our private habits.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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The drive to create music that is pure is my highest priority. Sometimes I'll get extremely technical, and other times I'll just kind of go with the gods of music.

John Frusciante

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When you're the lead actor in a drama, you have 2 1/2 months at the end of a season to do other projects, and everything has to get done in that time.

Melina Kanakaredes

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It is always best to settle all outstanding financial matters as soon as divorce proceedings are concluded.

Robert Rinder

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I considered going to film school; I took a course in film and was very interested in filmmaking as well as film writing.

Robert Morgan

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I'm into 'The Walking Dead,' 'Shaun of the Dead,' obviously, and I've seen all the Romero movies. I am a classic zombie queen. And I love the White Walkers on 'Game of Thrones.' Weirdly, it wasn't until pretty late in life that I found my entry point into horror films.

Anna Kendrick

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I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

Robertson Davies

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If companies are able to have multiple revenue streams and have their hands in multiple pools of money, then why shouldn't the people who actually work for those brands be able to do the exact same thing?

Roland Martin

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In England, there's no acknowledgement the invention of slavery came from Britain.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

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In contrast, traditional classical music starts from an abstract musical schema. This is then notated and only expressed in concrete sound as a last stage, when it is performed.

Pierre Schaeffer

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The office of the presidency is what's important, no matter who's in it.

Powers Boothe

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In the 1940s, about 20% of people in the U.S. had graduated from high school, but less than 5% continued their education to get bachelors' degrees or higher.

Peter Diamandis

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It may sound simple, but both winning and losing can become a mind-set, and I won't accept losing - ever.

Scottie Pippen

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