Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

Benjamin Disraeli

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: December 21, 1804 - April 19, 1881

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Also, if nothing else, writing this book has really changed the way I experience bookstores. I have a whole different appreciation for the amount of work packed into even the slimmest volume on the shelves.

Jesse James Garrett

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All that Rent the Runway has really done is we've opened up the technology and logistics to make it possible to have the customer decide how long she needs an article of clothing for.

Jennifer Hyman

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Poetry lies its way to the truth.

John Ciardi

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I'm unusual in that I've worked more as I've got older.

Maxine Peake

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Theater people say you are either a comedian or a tragedian, and I'm a tragedian. And the vexing, dark characters, the ones where I don't understand their pain or their anguish, they are the characters that appeal to me.

John Logan

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Our technological powers increase, but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate.

Alvin Toffler

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I teach classes 28 weeks of the year, but the rest of the time I do research and write books. While I'm writing a book, which I probably do two out of every three years, it's like having a second job. I squeeze in the hours when I can.

Steven Pinker

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I decided early on, very early, that the best role I could play is to speak in my own voice, assume my own voice and my own ideas. Even if you support a candidate who ultimately wins, what you say and do is seen through the filter of that candidate.

Tom Cotton

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We want to have a life outside of Pearl Jam, too.

Mike McCready

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A lot of what you see in the supermarket I would argue is not really food. It's what I call edible, food-like substances.

Michael Pollan

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There is more excitement, more amazement when a first is born. No subsequent babies can have that impact.

Deborah Tannen

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Show business is like a bumpy bus ride. Sometimes you find yourself temporarily juggled out of your seat and holding onto a strap. But the main idea is to hang in there and not be shoved out the door.

Cliff Robertson

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