Samuel Johnson Quotes

Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.

Samuel Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 18, 1709 - December 13, 1784

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ManRichPoorBetweenDesiresEvery

Most people, even among those who know Shakespeare well and come into real contact with his mind, are inclined to isolate and exaggerate some one aspect of the tragic fact.

Andrew Coyle Bradley

PeopleMindKnowRealContactWell

A concerted effort to preserve our heritage is a vital link to our cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational, and economic legacies - all of the things that quite literally make us who we are.

Steve Berry

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I was the chief executive once, I've been there. My recommendation to anybody is don't go backwards.

Stuart Rose

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Well, when you're relaxed, your mind takes you to the whole reality. There's no such thing as time when you're really relaxed. That's why meditation works.

Shirley MacLaine

TimeMindRealityYouMeditation

I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision - taking everything into account, not taking one thing into account.

Tony La Russa

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I found it was really impossible for me to write songs when I couldn't sing.

Rosanne Cash

MeImpossibleWriteSingSongs

In my career, I played for four different teams in a lot of different systems, and it's like learning another language.

Ron Jaworski

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When I was 5 years old I started singing in church and I hated my voice because I sounded like a grown woman, not a child. I was ashamed of it.

Loleatta Holloway

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Almost one in three Americans has had some contact with the criminal justice system. When you reach that saturation point, people begin to understand, in a very visceral way, the difficulties of reentry.

Loretta Lynch

JusticePeopleReachYouThreeWay

I don't believe in director's cuts where you make things longer. The coolest thing was when the Coen brothers did a director's cut of 'Blood Simple,' and they made it shorter.

Jason Reitman

SimpleBelieveYouBloodDirector

Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally responsible while recognizing our national priorities.

Dennis Hastert

LiveGovernmentPrioritiesWithin

There was a kid that used to pick on me... he used to drop my food and beat me up in little corners. Nothing serious, but tease me. I remember knocking his food out of his hand one time when he in the middle of explaining something to his friends, and they all laughed, so I thought that was pretty nice. 'Well, there you go buddy.'

Brendon Urie

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