Oliver Ellsworth Quotes

A desire of gain is common to mankind, and the general motive to business and industry.

Oliver Ellsworth

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 29, 1745 - November 26, 1807

Topics

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I vividly remember bowling 20 + games a day, 2 or 3 times a week.

Joe Tex

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While I understand that all things must come to an end, whether it's a television advertisement or one's life or the world itself, it doesn't make it any easier to deal with.

John Hodgman

LifeWorldEndTelevisionUnderstand

My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life. I really had a cool foundation.

Jeff Bridges

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I think John Coltrane is one of the great American heroes, like Abraham Lincoln and Emily Dickinson.

Simon Van Booy

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When the doctor said I had diabetes, I conjured images of languishing on a chaise longue nibbling chocolates. I have no idea why I thought this.

Mary Tyler Moore

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I started as a writer. I didn't play music until late in life.

Mat Kearney

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I was working at a restaurant in L.A. when a producer came in. He said I should audition for this movie 'Cellular.' I did, and I got the part. It actually makes me sick to tell that story because it's obnoxious.

Mircea Monroe

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Media cycles end, but the Internet never forgets. This is a valuable lesson, especially for college students.

Milo Yiannopoulos

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Every book should have a romance.

Jasper Fforde

BookRomanceShouldEvery

If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature.

Clare Balding

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There is no way in the world anyone else could do my wedding other than myself, along with whomever I select to do various things.

Aretha Franklin

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The better the actor I am acting with, the better my performance gets.

Ali Fazal

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