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Oliver Goldsmith Quotes

Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

Oliver Goldsmith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: irish
Birth: November 10, 1730 - April 4, 1774

Topics

Long Where Commerce Honour Prevails

I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless possibilities for our people.

Michael D. Higgins

Love Imagination People Possibilities

I'm going to be the champion for a long time.

Time Champion Long Long Time Going

As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity.

Adversity Habit Looking Back Looking

Music is there to get you through life's ups and downs, good times and not so good times.

Life Good Music Good Times You Get

I want to be a good actor more than anything - someone you can respect.

Good Respect Someone You Want Actor

I wrote a novel, Ghost Road Rules, and as soon as it was done and polished, I began reaching out to agents. I ignored the frequent advice to 'shoot low and try for a low-level agent because they're the only ones that will take a flyer on a new author.' That sounded like bad advice to me.

Jonathan Maberry

Me Road Advice Bad Rules New

I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Family Live Heart Great World Gift

The centerpiece of the Bush administration's case for going to war in Iraq was Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation to the U.N. Security Council on February 5, 2003, six weeks before the invasion.

War February Security Presentation

The bands that wrote the big, heroic rock songs - I really wanted to make a record like that.

Rock Big Make Like Songs Heroic

I'm not the first guy to make a record or to make hip-hop, but I did it differently.

Hip-Hop First Guy Differently Did

Some feminists have this party-line attitude, and they can be very extremist. The most enlightened characters in my film are women.

Lina Wertmuller

Attitude Women Film Most Some Very

I don't want to take up a project for the sake of it. I want to work and follow my passion, and not anything else.

Krystle D'Souza

Work Passion Want Follow Project Up

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