George Combe Quotes

The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same success. Many individuals expressed their gratification at having discovered such simple means of relieving the tedium of a long discourse.

George Combe

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SuccessSimplePracticeEveningLong

I think about people like Jeff Bezos or Reed Hastings, and I really marvel at the stamina they've had to keep on trucking no matter what happens.

Jennifer Hyman

PeopleThinkMatterKeepStamina

I think with actors, if you just don't set about trying to crush their confidence immediately, you're usually OK.

John Malkovich

ConfidenceThinkTryingYouCrush

We as a society need to become healthier.

Matthew Heineman

SocietyBecomeNeedHealthier

We have seven months before the election. Our top priority as fiscal conservatives is to make sure President Obama retires.

Ron Johnson

ElectionPresidentTopSureSeven

I like hitting people. The best feeling is when you hit so hard, pow! You get a jarring headache.

Rohan Marley

BestPeopleYouFeelingHardGet

The most important thing in arithmetic is not the shapes of the numbers but the reality living in them. This living reality has much more meaning for the spiritual world than what lives in reading and writing.

Rudolf Steiner

SpiritualWritingWorldReadingMore

When I have a chunk of time that I can really dedicate to music, I really want to get into it. I want to do some really hard stuff and push myself.

Lucia Micarelli

MusicTimeMyselfPushI CanWant

I formed, in early life, two purposes to which I have inflexibly adhered, under some very strong pressure from warm personal friends. They were, first, never to be a second in a duel; and, second, never to go security for another man's debts.

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

LifeManStrongPressureWarmEarly

I'm a big kid, you know?

Jason Momoa

YouKnowKidBig

If you try to talk about yourself honestly when you're an actor, you come off as stuck on yourself.

Diane Ladd

YourselfYouActorTryTalkOff

I was lucky because I got so successful so early, and when you get successful early, then you can afford to be a little bit humble.

Diane von Furstenberg

HumbleYouEarlyLuckySuccessful

When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later.

Donald Rumsfeld

DecisionHelpYouTryPoseGuidance

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