Samuel Butler Quotes

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable.

Samuel Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeStyleNeverSamePainsKnew

You'll never see me in the red leather. I don't have the chin for it.

Joe Pantoliano

RedMeYouNeverLeatherSee

God created a good world that was subjected to futility because of the sinful, treasonous choice of the first human beings.

John Piper

GoodGodWorldChoiceHumanFirst

I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I might find the funny bits.

Sophie Thompson

FunnyFindMightDidMaybePlayed

In our home we grew up thinking we were Mormons first and human beings second.

Sonia Johnson

HomeThinkingHumanFirstUpSecond

Melancholy is no bad thing.

Sting

BadMelancholyThingBad Thing

Actors should be overheard, not listened to, and the audience is 50 percent of the performance.

Shirley Booth

PerformanceAudiencePercentShould

Unfortunately, in the north and the south of Ireland, intolerant habits are part of the fabric of emotion, part of the identity crisis which afflicts the population of the country.

Tom Paulin

IdentityCountryCrisisEmotionPart

As an already high-demand, low-density military asset, we cannot afford to lose the JSTARS's BMC2/ISR unparalleled capability.

Tom Graves

LoseMilitaryCannotAssetAfford

Consciousness itself is an infinite regress. This explains coincidences.

Robert Anton Wilson

InfiniteConsciousnessCoincidences

I feel like R&B as a genre has become a caricature of itself.

Miguel

FeelBecomeI Feel LikeLikeI Feel

To represent your country is an honor and a great experience.

Michelle Kwan

GreatExperienceHonorCountryYour

I developed an interesting skill set in that I was able to create a network and create experiences and environment - I built this decadent playground for men. It might have been successful, but it wasn't important. It didn't have any true meaning.

Molly Bloom

MenInterestingEnvironmentMeaning

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