George Farquhar Quotes

We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it.

George Farquhar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: 1678 - April 29, 1707

Topics

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I hope for the experience of people standing together, turning their backs to the city and facing this, and hearing the leaves rustle. Well, maybe it won't be as bucolic as at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, but I know you will feel removed from the city.

Michael Arad

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Obama is the New Generation and the hot light of a dawn that goes way beyond clever talk of morning in America.

John Ridley

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I've been producing since the early stages of Gym Class Heroes. A lot of the songs on the first 'Papercut Chronicles' were actually beats that I made.

Travie McCoy

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It's very complicated when you are reorganizing territories under different ministries. We have to get them all together and transfer jurisdictions. It's a bureaucratic slalom course we have to ski through, but it can be done.

Douglas Tompkins

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Knowing how people will use something is essential.

Donald Norman

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Writing, for me, was a feat of self-preservation. If I did not do it, I would die. So I did it. Obstinacy, not talent, saved my life.

Philip Roth

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I think failure is the best thing for some people. It tells you whether you're in the right job or the wrong one.

Tim Rice

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At St. Francis de Sales in Atlanta, we do not have an organ. We do not have rehearsals during the week. We do not have a professional choir.

Richard Morris

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One of the unique things about 'American Horror Story' is, it's very respectful to actors. Actors in many cases don't want to be tied down to a seven-year contract. So my deal with the cast is: you're free after every year: you can come back, or you cannot come back.

Ryan Murphy

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Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.

Mark Twain

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Ships are like children: they need individual attention.

Helmut Sohmen

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There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism.

Gijs de Vries

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