Margaret Oliphant Quotes

Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.

Margaret Oliphant

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

RuleComeGeneralTemptationsSought

This Congress is simply not doing its job under Republican leadership.

Jim Cooper

LeadershipJobDoingCongressSimply

The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II.

Steven Spielberg

DeathWarWorldStrongFighting

I have found the right way to deal with my diet, largely through trial and error, but also by having good people around me all the time, and they have given me the right advice for my body.

Tony McCoy

GoodTimePeopleMeAdviceDiet

The House Judiciary Committee is a great place to promote our core principles of constitutionally limited government, individual freedom and the rule of law.

Ron DeSantis

FreedomGreatGovernmentLawHouse

I've not been afraid to take risks, be resolute and passionate about purpose, and inspire people to do things that maybe they thought weren't possible.

Mindy Grossman

PurposeRisksPeopleInspireThought

It's always amazing to me how hard the crew works.

Johnny Simmons

AmazingMeHardAlwaysCrewHow

I believe a lot in destiny and I think that if something didn't happen, it was for a reason.

Didier Drogba

DestinyBelieveThinkI BelieveLot

Some of the substance of English words, I just don't understand at all because the culture's so strange to me.

Chow Yun-Fat

CultureWordsMeStrangeUnderstand

They said hey look, The Beatles deserve to be number one, not Bobby Vinton. We're gonna cut your tires. Change that listing. They were dedicated at the time.

Bobby Vinton

ChangeTimeLookSaidDeserveTires

My go-to meal is soft-boiled eggs with toasty squares.

Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

EggsMealSquares

Obviously you don't want to be anonymous, but you don't want everyone to know your life.

Alison Lohman

LifeYouKnowWantEveryoneYour

Nevertheless, the number of farmers, small as well as large, who are adopting the new seeds and new technology is increasing very rapidly, and the increase in numbers during the past three years has been phenomenal.

Norman Borlaug

TechnologyPastSeedsSmallNumbers

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