Isabella Bird Quotes

An American store is generally a very extensive apartment, handsomely decorated, the roof frequently supported on marble pillars. The owner or clerk is seen seated by his goods, absorbed in the morning paper - probably balancing himself on one leg of his chair, with a spittoon by his side.

Isabella Bird

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MorningAmericanChairRoofMarble

In America, if you are a landowner, you own the minerals vertically underneath your plot. So if there is shale, you get a share.

Jim Ratcliffe

AmericaYouOwnShareGetPlot

Being a filmmaker is kind of like being a glorified spy.

Jehane Noujaim

KindSpyBeingFilmmakerLike

My goal was always to get better roles, and in my case, performing on stage really led to great opportunities. My breakthrough came when I did Calder Willingham's 'End as a Man' on stage and was spotted by Max Arnow, who'd been the casting chief for Columbia.

Robert Vaughn

GreatManOpportunitiesEndBetter

I think every fight helps for the next.

Luke Rockhold

FightThinkNextI ThinkEvery

The only thing I liked on HSN was Wolfgang Puck selling cookware. He was funny and engaging. He gave you recipes. Even if you didn't want to buy anything, you could watch Wolfgang for an hour.

Mindy Grossman

FunnyYouSellingWantBuyAnything

I have no concern with widening audience.

Louise Gluck

AudienceConcernWidening

Sure, Tod's makes shoes and bags. But we make them using leather, which is a living substance to me. And behind each shoe and bag, which in itself may be attractive and useful and comfortable to carry and wear, there is this Italian spirit, this Italian dream.

Diego Della Valle

ShoesMeBagDreamLivingShoe

I actually turned down an opportunity for a private interview with Adolph Hitler.

Dorothy Kilgallen

OpportunityDownInterviewActually

Mozart is expressing something that is more than human.

Colin R. Davis

MoreHumanSomethingExpressingThan

I've learned new footwork patterns that are very unusual. I've learned how to find a lower centre of gravity, and I've found more angles to throw shots.

Conor McGregor

FindNewGravityMorePatterns

When we were doing shows in the mid-'90s, the audiences were 95% black. What's happened now is the gentrification of hip-hop. A lot of cities passed ordinances that made it hard for black audiences to gather in large groups. Clubs are more open to hip-hop now 'cause it's the same crowd that goes to rock shows.

Boots Riley

BlackDoingNowHip-HopRockHard

Magic is the Special Olympics of entertainment.

Penn Jillette

MagicEntertainmentSpecialOlympics

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