Samuel Johnson Quotes

To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed.

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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If I had any real idea of exactly where inspiration comes from, I'd go there, find the foolish thing, bottle it, sell it, and retire to Tuscany.

Melanie Rawn

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On TV, the nitty-gritty of trials takes place between commercial breaks, whereas, of course, reality is infinitely more complex. True crime also makes us more empathetic.

Robert Rinder

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I grew up in the public schools, my mom taught in them, and then my daughter is in them.

Amy Klobuchar

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There is nothing more important to improve humanity than education.

John Paulson

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There was a Russian director named Elem Klimov, who did his films during the communist days. They were constantly struggling with the authorities and to be allowed to express themselves. But he did one of the best war movies I've ever seen - it's called 'Come and See.'

Stellan Skarsgard

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I have a special feeling for Blue Hills CC, where I won perhaps the most important tournament of my life when I was 14 - the Kansas City Match Play Championship. It gave me a dream of becoming a professional golfer.

Tom Watson

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Glorious as it had been, the city-state was obsolete.

Robert A. Dahl

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The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.

Michel Houellebecq

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If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine.

Che Guevara

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I am a very private person. I don't like to talk about things till someone asks about them.

Alia Bhatt

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I envy the dead.

William Mulholland

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Presidential election results in 2008 and 2012 clarified that talk radio was not, in fact, running the country.

Timothy Noah

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