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George Combe Quotes

I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall, remarking that, as we had already breathed the air which it contained for a full hour, it must have lost much of its vital properties and needed to be renewed.

George Combe

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: October 21, 1788 - August 14, 1858

Topics

Attention Lost Air Absence Must

I don't think I've ever felt terribly comfortable writing about my body. First of all, I think I took my body for granted for so many years. I abused it a lot.

Maxine Kumin

Writing Think Body Comfortable First

When you can't follow a ballet's action, you can always read the program notes.

Robert Gottlieb

Action You Follow Always Notes Read

I'll put it to you this way: I never, ever think about the things that I get involved with on a macro means-to-an-ends scale.

Matthew Fox

Think You Way Never Things Get

'American Graffiti' stayed in my mind, but I don't think to this day I've done a film that captured that same level of melancholy. It was so well done. Talking about it has given me the idea I might try harder to make that melancholy film!

Jean Reno

Day Mind Me Think American Talking

My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball.

Steve Nash

Father Basketball Friends Soccer

You know, when I was younger I was into all kinds of art - drawing, painting, all that stuff. But I played drums, played piano forever.

Shooter Jennings

Art Painting Drawing You Know Piano

Luck, like a Russian car, generally only works if you push it.

Tom Holt

Car Luck Push You Only Like

I'm certainly not a white supremacist.

Corey Stewart

White Certainly

I've gotten used to not having all the responsibility on my shoulders.

Syd

Responsibility Shoulders Used Having

Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.

Pete Rose

Alone You Leave Kick Players Some

Even if your job is a professional singer, we still dork out at home.

Sheena Easton

Home Job Professional Out Singer

As a former stand-up comic from my University of Michigan days, the opportunity to participate in a Friars Club roast was bucket-list stuff.

Rich Eisen

Opportunity Club University Days