Washington Irving Quotes

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business.

Washington Irving

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859

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BusinessLawyersYoungBecause

I wasn't sure what it would take to make it in the theater, but despite the struggle, that was all I ever really wanted.

Joel Grey

StruggleTakeSureWouldTheater

I'm not thin, but I'm strong - plus my balance is such that I can navigate a flight of stairs with a basket of laundry and a stack of Pottery Barn catalogs, vaulting over cat-and-dog hurdles, never once spilling my coffee.

Jen Lancaster

CoffeeBalanceStrongStairsI Can

First-round matches are always tough.

Angelique Kerber

ToughAlwaysMatches

Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.

Ambrose Bierce

YouPigGoOutSausageCome

I like twinsets, and I'm famous for always wearing crop tops.

Sophie McShera

FamousAlwaysLikeCropWearing

My father fought on the side of the Central Powers, as a soldier in the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Army, my maternal grandfather fought in the British Army, on different sides, and both were so traumatized by the experience that they never talked about it.

Michael Korda

FatherExperienceArmyGrandfather

I would change all my individual trophies for that trophy of World Cup champion.

Luka Modric

ChangeWorldChampionTrophyCup

A lot of horror movies just look at how they can scare people, and no matter which character dies, you don't ever really feel enough to actually care.

Milly Shapiro

CharacterPeopleCareEnoughLook

You just don't want to get pigeon-holed into one position. That's why even though I start out at center, I may play small forward, if I get a rebound and you're not there I can bring the ball up.

Lisa Leslie

SmallStartForwardYouI CanPlay

Being on a trapeze is like dreaming. I feel totally outside of myself when I'm flying. You know, designing shoes, my imagination is flying in my drawings.

Christian Louboutin

ShoesMyselfImaginationFlyingYou

I was embarrassingly well-versed in Marvel lore, so it was pretty easy to slip into that world. But really, already, by the time I'd started writing superhero comics, my dream was really to be writing my own characters.

Brian K. Vaughan

TimeWritingWorldEasyDreamOwn

As we talk about the need to foster academic achievement, we must recognize and reward those who strive academically, just as we honor athletic champions. Meeting the President of the United States is just the honor we should bestow on our academic champions.

Brad Sherman

AchievementHonorRewardChampions

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