George Bancroft Quotes

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

George Bancroft

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 3, 1800 - January 17, 1891

Topics

WiserCriticThanWisestPublic

I tell the people that hire us, if we don't get a standing ovation when we're finished with our performance, it's free - and we've always been paid.

Jesse White

PeoplePerformanceFreeAlwaysTell

So few people read poetry. That's sad, isn't it?

Jerry Hall

SadPoetryPeopleReadFew

I think we invent jargon because it saves times talking to one-another.

John Maynard Smith

ThinkTalkingBecauseJargonI Think

I'm very traditional, believe it or not. My daughters are not allowed to date until they're at least 16 and I'm going to make it 18 for the next one.

Anna Benson

BelieveNextGoingDateDaughters

I was the punk outsider who nobody messed with. I was fearless. At 16, I graduated and moved out.

Angelina Jolie

FearlessNobodyPunkOutOutsider

Nostalgia is a very human trait.

Stephanie Coontz

NostalgiaHumanVeryTrait

There's no idea or concept in comedy you could do that hasn't been attacked from some angle. But if you start leaving punchlines out so you'll look cool, I don't get that. But I don't watch standup anyway, so I don't know what they're doing.

Ron White

CoolStartComedyDoingYouLook

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.

Jonathan Swift

LifeWiseOpinionsPersonFalse

Probably the advice I could follow more is the self-love sort of advice. I think, four out of every five days, I'm good at that, but certain situations can trigger self-doubt or cloudiness around how I feel about myself.

Jonathan Van Ness

GoodMyselfThinkAdviceSelf-Love

If you try hard enough, you can bend the spoon; you can shift reality.

Christopher Meloni

RealityEnoughYouTryBendHard

You may hate gravity, but gravity doesn't care.

Clayton M. Christensen

HateCareYouGravityMay

Make sure you meet the right people, people who know that industry and are willing to help you. Do your homework - read books about the industry, talk to people. If you don't know something, ask.

Anwar Robinson

PeopleHomeworkHelpYouKnowMeet

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