George Eliot Quotes

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.

George Eliot

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 22, 1819 - December 22, 1880

Topics

InspirationalGoodNever Give UpMe

I wish more Italian literature were translated and read in English. I've discovered so many extraordinary and diverse writers: Lalla Romano, Carlo Cassola. Beppe Fenoglio, Giorgio Manganelli, just to name a few.

Jhumpa Lahiri

NameWishLiteratureMoreI Wish

Loving and parenting a dog as a single parent can create all sorts of new and unusual problems, but also new sources of joy.

Jenna Morasca

DogParentingJoyProblemsParent

The idea that popular arts were shallow by definition and the traditional arts were profound was dead, I thought, and I wanted to prove it.

Melvyn Bragg

ThoughtProveDeadProfoundShallow

I don't think I'm alarmist. I'm more disappointed by the euphemisms in some instances than outright bigotry. Now, to me, you walk around with a Klan hat on or you've got a swastika on you arm, you just look like a dope, you know what I mean?

John Ridley

WalkHatMeThinkYouLook

I got so used to being unstable that I started to only be comfortable being unstable.

Josh Lucas

ComfortableUsedBeingStartedGot

I think our Founding Fathers, they would disagree, but they weren't disagreeable. They didn't hate each other; they didn't want to kill each other off.

Jon Huntsman, Sr.

HateThinkWantDisagreeOffWould

For me, it's just acting. It's pretending. The best actors are children, and children don't do research. You never see a child going, 'I'm wondering about my motivation here. How can I do this toy? How can I do this train? I don't feel train.'

Brian Cox

ChildrenBestChildMeResearchYou

When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I'll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I'm trying to increase my general understanding.

Brandon Sanderson

ResearchBookUnderstandingTrying

Where do you go when you're the best in the world? What's next?

Boris Becker

BestWorldYouGoNextWhere

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Aristotle

KnowTeachUnderstandThose

I am on the power toothbrush train and I'm asking people to try to using an Oral B power toothbrush. I just started using one and I cannot believe that I waited this long to use a power toothbrush. It's so much easier than using a manual toothbrush.

Sherri Shepherd

PowerI AmPeopleBelieveLongTry

You've got to stay strong to be strong in tough times.

Tilman J. Fertitta

Tough TimesBe StrongToughStrong

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