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Samuel Butler Quotes

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: british
Birth: December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902

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Man Serious Seriously Nothing Taken

I live in Dublin, God knows why. There are greatly more congenial places I could have settled in - Italy, France, Manhattan - but I like the climate here, and Irish light seems to be essential for me and for my writing.

Live God Light Me Writing Why

I do like to be shirtless.

We believe that the farm should be building 'forgiveness' into the ecosystem. What does that mean? That a more forgiving ecosystem is one that can better handle drought, flood, disease, pestilence.

Forgiveness Building Believe Better

When a friend is sick, I see the situation for what it is, not what it isn't, and I offer to help as much as she wants, not as much as I want.

Andrew J. Bernstein

Friend Sick Help Situation Want She

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.

Ideas Learn You Pretty Handle Dozen

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

John Stuart Mill

Evil Person Inaction Others May

There is so much to sailing a ship. There's about a thousand different lines on a brig ship, and knowing what each one of those does, it takes a long time, and that's why you have these cabin boys that start on the ship, and they learn throughout the years, and that's why it takes so long to captain one.

Time Start Ship Learn Long You

We just started filming, and after every scene was shot, we had a rehearsal for the next one.

Next Started Rehearsal Just Shot

The truth is, my folk-lore friends and my Saturday Reviewer differ with me on the important problem of the origin of folk-tales. They think that a tale probably originated where it was found.

Truth Me Truth Is Think Problem

I love acting. I take it day by day. I would really love to produce my own stuff and other stuff.

Dominik Garcia-Lorido

Love Day Acting My Own Own Take

The United Nations has no business in our elections.

Business United Nations Elections Our

After Notre Dame, what is there?

Notre Dame Dame After

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