Rebecca Harding Davis Quotes

You were only truly patriotic if you had a laborer for a grandfather and were glad of it.

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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I ended up writing songs and growing up in public with my songwriting. And it's a good thing for me back then: in the early '70s, there was a thing called artist development, where an artist could find his feet, find himself, find his voice. I think I made five or six albums before I sold five or six albums.

John Mellencamp

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Grades don't measure anything other than your relevant obedience to a manager.

John Taylor Gatto

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I really enjoy being outside in L.A. because it's so warm and sunny.

Merritt Patterson

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SpaceX is very unusual. I don't know of any other startup where the founder put in $100 million of his own money before looking for any outside capital. They have wildly exceeded any reasonable expectations.

Steve Jurvetson

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In terms of companies, they must stand for something bigger. They must be dedicated to something larger than financial results. I reject the Milton Friedman belief that a company's sole responsibility is to the shareholders.

Srikumar Rao

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Elektra has no control over the live show, at least.

Mike Gordon

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The Olympics are very important only if you gain a medal, and that's a very difficult achievement.

Dominic Thiem

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Without even thinking about it, my son uses technology in almost everything he does, large and small.

Christina Baker Kline

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We are living through a remarkably privileged era, when certain deep truths about the cosmos are still within reach of the human spirit of exploration.

Brian Greene

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For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out of my diet, like carbs. But I'm not going to eat fast food.

Bobby Flay

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I loved teaching. I used to teach fourth grade.

Bruce Coville

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I was elected to solve problems, and I don't think it's conservative to have bad roads; I don't think it's conservative to have bad schools. I don't think it's conservative to have to go through budget crises every two years. So I'm taking the difficult issues straight on. That's what I was elected to do.

Brian Sandoval

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