Samuel Smiles Quotes

It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is what is called force of character and the sustaining power of all great action.

Samuel Smiles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: December 23, 1812 - April 16, 1904

Topics

CharacterPowerGreatActionEnergy

I think it is only natural that people have anxiety about the economy because the economy is real. It is their job, their ability to service their mortgage and look after their family. And in the final analysis, nothing is more important than your capacity as a breadwinner or an earner to provide for those that rely on you.

John Key

FamilyServiceJobPeopleThinkYou

Win it, or it's start all over around here.

Troy Vincent

WinStartOverHereAround

I never started out trying to be an actor. That was not my passion, this was not my thing.

Rose McGowan

PassionTryingActorNeverOut

I'm pretty good at video games, but I'm the champ when it comes to pinball, and that's just because it's old-fashion like I am. I can't get enough of pinball.

Roy Jones Jr.

GoodI AmVideo GamesEnoughGames

Anyone who ghettoizes any form of media is a fool.

Bryan Lourd

FoolMediaWhoFormAnyAnyone

War is hell.

William Tecumseh Sherman

WarHell

I worked in a bookstore in Oslo, importing the English-language books.

Per Petterson

BooksBookstoreOsloWorked

It is sometimes difficult to view compassion and loving kindness as the strengths they are.

Sharon Salzberg

KindnessCompassionViewLoving

I'm not saying that I don't like the stuff I put out into the world, because I genuinely enjoy my videos and think they are funny. What I'm saying is that I embrace the fact that I have a punchable face, and that if I could punch myself without feeling it, I would.

Shane Dawson

FunnyMyselfWorldSayingFaceOut

I think of 'Shrapnel' as the anti-'Star Trek.'

Nick Sagan

ThinkI ThinkTrek

If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.

Montesquieu

HappyPeopleBe HappyThinkEasy

I don't like going out where it's really, really crowded.

Leona Lewis

OutWhereGoingLikeCrowdedReally

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