Samuel Johnson Quotes

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Samuel Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TruthPowerEvidenceSufficient

If I go way back to Loretta Lynn, I always cite her as being able to capture what I think is every woman's story... she very openly used her art as an expression of what she was going through in her life. So that authenticity is something I admire.

Jennifer Nettles

LifeArtWomanStoryThinkBack

I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to the wearer a sense of confidence.

Andre Leon Talley

LoveConfidenceGreatPeopleThink

I was born in St. Louis but lived there just for a few minutes in my life.

Maya Angelou

LifeMy LifeBornLivedSt. Louis

Money is kind of a base subject. Like water, food, air and housing, it affects everything yet for some reason the world of academics thinks it's a subject below their social standing.

Robert Kiyosaki

WaterFoodMoneyWorldKindHousing

I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work.

Ann Romney

WorkHard WorkHomeMeBelieveHard

Set aside a half hour or an hour to rethink the way you make decisions, the habits you have, the biases you may have. And if you think of things, if you come with a little bit of a blank slate and be willing to acknowledge what you don't know, and you'd be willing to think like a child, I think it'll help not only individuals but society at large.

Stephen J. Dubner

ChildSocietyThinkDecisionsHelp

When you grow up in life and you're poor, and because you're an athlete or you got rich overnight in music, unless you have access to financial advice or for the transition or matriculation of that process, then of course, you're going to go broke.

Steve Stoute

LifeMusicRichFinancialAdviceGo

The only thing is, with me - this may sound weird - there are a lot of R&B singers from that era that I actually don't know. Like, I never grew up on Boyz II Men.

Tory Lanez

MenMeWeirdKnowNeverSound

When I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses.

Tom Ford

LifeHappinessNew YorkCityGlasses

There was scarcely a month during 1988 when Thomas Harris' novel, 'The Silence Of The Lambs,' was not on or around the top of the 'New York Times' list of America's bestselling books.

Rod Lurie

SilenceNew YorkAmericaNewTop

I straighten my hair very few times throughout the year, and it's only in the cold winter months because it's the only time my hair will stay straight. If there is, like, a tiny bit of humidity in the air, it's curly again.

Michelle Wolf

WinterTimeHairColdYearCurly

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.

Jawaharlal Nehru

ThinkForceUsAdvantageLeast

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