George Grey Quotes

All the principal people in the town are concerned in the slave trade, and their chief wealth consists in the number of slaves they possess; therefore there is little chance of the trade being, for many years, totally abolished.

George Grey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: leader
  • Nationality: new zealander
  • Birth: April 14, 1812 - September 19, 1898

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My father would tell me if I wasn't writing in meter verse, it wasn't poetry.

John Darnielle

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The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education.

John Updike

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I went to Princeton in the fall of 1930 as a half-time instructor.

Stephen Cole Kleene

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We must end illegal immigration, period.

Robert Blaha

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Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.

Mary J. Blige

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Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.

Michael Keaton

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Most of the dialogue in 'Speed' is mine, and a bunch of the characters. That was actually pretty much a good experience. I have quibbles. I also have the only poster left with my name still on it. Getting arbitrated off the credits was un-fun.

Joss Whedon

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'Never again' is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out against genocide.

Jon Corzine

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I'm among the hardcore fans of 'Blade Runner.' 'Blade Runner' is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's a movie that is linked with my love and passion for cinema.

Denis Villeneuve

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I think I am a little jealous of women who have great girlfriends as adults.

Ava DuVernay

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When I was deciding whether or not to take the job at Celine, I didn't really look at the history of the house. I had other offers to come back, but they weren't right, or they wouldn't let me stay in London, which was non-negotiable.

Phoebe Philo

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Not only will the development of coal-to-liquid and environmentally friendly sequestration technologies increase our energy security, but these advancements will also help create better, higher-paying American jobs.

Peter Roskam

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