Margaret Oliphant Quotes

It has been my fate in a long life of production to be credited chiefly with the equivocal virtue of industry, a quality so excellent in morals, so little satisfactory in art.

Margaret Oliphant

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: April 4, 1828 - June 25, 1897

Topics

LifeArtQualityFateMoralsLong

I believe this is a moment of truth for our country, a time when people of all parties and persuasions should stand together and denounce Trump's campaign. That includes our governor here in Maryland.

John Delaney

TruthTimeMomentTogetherPeople

I respect John Kennedy for saying that he had a dream that we'd go to the moon before the end of the decade.

John Catsimatidis

RespectMoonSayingEndDreamGo

When I was younger, I talked to the adults around me that I respected most about how they got where they were, and none of them plotted a course they could have predicted, so it seemed a waste of time to plan too long-term. Since then, I've always gone on my instincts.

Anderson Cooper

TimeMePlanAlwaysGoneLong-Term

I've always followed the rule that anything worth doing is worth doing excessively.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

DoingWorthAlwaysAnythingRule

The U.S. and Israel probably lead the way in terms of venture investment in technologies companies focused on the security paradigm. That is quite encouraging.

John W. Thompson

SecurityInvestmentFocusedWayLead

I think Chicagoans have a great set of values. You know what I mean? Kindness. Morals. Ethics. People in Chicago do the right thing. If somebody falls on the street, someone will actually stop and help them up. That doesn't happen in certain other cities.

Sondra Radvanovsky

KindnessGreatDo The Right ThingYou

Internet safety begins at home and that is why my legislation would require the Federal Trade Commission to design and publish a unique website to serve as a clearinghouse and resource for parents, teachers and children for information on the dangers of surfing the Internet.

Mike Fitzpatrick

HomeChildrenParentsSafetyDesign

'Hannah Montana' gets no disrespect from me because it's certainly done me a lot of favors.

Lucas Till

MeDisrespectDoneFavorsMontana

I went to USC film school, briefly, which is a very traditional film school.

Doug Liman

SchoolFilmTraditionalFilm School

Environmentalism is a way of seeing our place within the biosphere.

David Suzuki

SeeingPlaceWayWithinOur

For a long time, I've ranted against naming your startup community 'Silicon Whatever.' Instead, I believe every startup community already has a name. The Boulder startup community is called Boulder. The L.A. startup community is called L.A. The Washington D.C. startup community is called Washington D.C.

Brad Feld

CommunityTimeBelieveNameLong

It's not that I'm a daredevil. But I'm just generally not a fearful person. I don't conduct my life worrying about what could happen, what may happen.

Bob Iger

LifeMy LifePersonHappenMayJust

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