Rebecca Harding Davis Quotes

TO preach a sermon or edit a newspaper were the two things in life which I always felt I could do with credit to myself and benefit to the world, if I only had the chance.

Rebecca Harding Davis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 24, 1831 - September 29, 1910

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President Obama and Hillary Clinton most definitely signaled to Islamic State leaders that they had no intention of seriously challenging them, or even of calling radical Islamic terrorism by its name.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.

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Hence it happens that one takes words for concepts, and concepts for the things themselves.

Johann Georg Hamann

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It seems like the more you grow up the more you fear things.

Melanie Laurent

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My character Preet in 'Fanaah' had a very distinctive appearance: loud make-up and dramatic clothes.

Anita Hassanandani Reddy

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I love singing live, actually. And I'm dying to sing in a role, whether it's in a musical or a biographical film about a singer. It's always been one of my aspirations.

Michelle Dockery

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I have, for a very long time, been a huge admirer of Marilynne Robinson, whose work I just love.

Phil Klay

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I think about my own career, and when I graduated from college, the Internet didn't really exist yet. And so not having a specific plan, being able to be opportunistic at the end, is what enabled me to make some of my best decisions, which is to go to places that were growing but that I didn't plan to have happen.

Susan Wojcicki

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My mum very much wanted me to go into the theatre.

Peter Sellers

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I'm not against accents - my husband's from Lancashire and has a rural Lancs accent. We've just got back from Scotland yesterday, and I love that Highland burr.

Penelope Keith

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I think our path to the Olympics is a good metaphor for how you build a company. Our skill and commitment grew over time, day by day, stroke by stroke. So, sports are tied well with our entrepreneurial pursuits because you train for a few years, but there is no guarantee that you will succeed.

Tyler Winklevoss

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It was an hour and a half plane ride, so I slept. I try to sleep because that's probably the only time I get to get my real sleep. When I can't sleep I read books or watch movies.

Keren Ann

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Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong character.

Jane Seymour

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