Isabella Bird Quotes

An Englishman bears with patience any ridicule which foreigners cast upon him. John Bull never laughs so loudly as when he laughs at himself; but the Americans are nationally sensitive and cannot endure that good-humoured raillery which jests at their weaknesses and foibles.

Isabella Bird

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PatienceNeverBullEndureHimCast

I'm from New York City. I grew up in the city. Suburban life was very odd to me.

Max Joseph

LifeNew YorkCityMeNewUp

I didn't want to go down any scarier path of low self-esteem than I was already on the track for. So during my second year of college I was like, 'I'm over it! I have to go see what this other thing called life is about!'

Anna Chlumsky

LifePathCollegeYearDownWant

I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor.

Alton Brown

LoveMyselfHumorFunSense Of Humor

I look like a casual, laid-back guy, but it's like a circus in my head.

Steven Wright

LookCircusCasualHeadGuyLike

Gold is a commodity; over the long run, as we look back, it has not been a good investment. You can't look at the intrinsic value of gold as you can a business. Gold doesn't give you cash flow, and, at the end of the day, cash flow is what is important. Gold doesn't give you dividends.

Michael Lee-Chin

GoodBusinessDayValueGoldEnd

Angus is a pretty crappy name.

Lucas Till

NamePrettyCrappy

Most people are nostalgic in a way that they're fond of the past, but they still are happy that they are where they are now. You know, when you say, 'Oh, high school was this or that,' you don't want to go back. No matter how much you loved high school, you don't want to actually be back in high school. I certainly wouldn't.

Jason Reitman

PastSchoolHappyPeopleHigh School

Finding out exactly what went wrong is key toward preventing future debacles.

Chuck Grassley

HealthSupportCareElectricityKnow

I was raised to pretend.

Anne Heche

PretendI Was RaisedRaised

Young singers are much better educated musically, much better informed, through discs and videos, than I was.

Placido Domingo

BetterYoungMusicallyEducatedThan

Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity.

Phillips Brooks

HumanityJesus ChristChristDivinity

It's not what you make, but how you feel about what you make and what you spend.

Suze Orman

FeelYouMakeHowAboutSpend

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