Isabella Bird Quotes

Americans specially love superlatives. The phrases 'biggest in the world,' 'finest in the world,' are on all lips. Unless President Hayes is a strong man, they will soon come to boast that their government is composed of the 'biggest scoundrels' in the world.

Isabella Bird

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 15, 1831 - October 7, 1904

Topics

LoveManGovernmentWorldStrong

On 'Platoon' I was offered in 1984 a very tiny part that Ivan Kane would go on to play. Then the financing fell out, and the film was scuttled for two years.

John C. McGinley

PlayGoTwoYearsOutFilm

The image of my face I hold in my mind is always about 10 years out of date.

Jeremy Hardy

MindFaceAlwaysYearsImageOut

Nobody trusts the industrial food system to give them good food.

Joel Salatin

GoodFoodGood FoodNobodySystem

Negative emotions like hatred destroy our peace of mind.

Matthieu Ricard

PeaceMindNegativePeace Of Mind

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion?

Michael Bloomberg

CommunityReligionGovernmentThink

We spend millions of dollars every year just for the right to pay our taxes, but once again, do we really need to do that? Why don't we simplify it? And I've certainly looked at fair tax, I've looked at flat tax, and if I get to the U.S. Senate, I'd like to review that.

John Raese

YearTaxWhyNeedRightTaxes

'American Idiot' is not only one of my favorite albums of all time, it's become an anthem of a generation.

Tom Kitt

TimeGenerationAmericanIdiotOnly

The first musical sound I ever heard was from a banjo. My father played, and I was an infant in a crib, and something just stayed with me from those early days.

Roy Clark

FatherMeEarlySoundFirstDays

Remember to be as smart as you are.

Judd Nelson

IntelligenceSmartRememberYou

I'm handsome, no ands, buts or ifs.

Colin Mochrie

HandsomeButsIfs

I just always have to cry out a breakup, and then I can make peace with it pretty quickly.

Brittany Murphy

PeaceI CanCryAlwaysOutPretty

I've always been super-private and protective of certain experiences and certain friends.

Winona Ryder

FriendsAlwaysExperiencesBeen

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