Oliver Goldsmith Quotes

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Oliver Goldsmith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I want to travel the world and enjoy things, so if you gave me $50 million and said, 'You can never perform again,' I probably would take it and be fine with it.

Jen Kirkman

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The emergence of Pakistan, a decade ago, was an act of protest against the existence of privilege in the social order of the subcontinent of India.

Aly Khan

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I used to hold back because people would get offended, but now I'm like, 'You're going to hear me, regardless. Whether you accept what I have to say or not is on you.'

Trick Daddy

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Ninety percent of the coaches in the NBA are guards, and there aren't very many big men people coaching, I happen to be one of them and when I coached, everybody on my team, including the guards, had a hook shot, so that it was their bail out shot.

Tom Heinsohn

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My secret agenda is to convey my values to my kids.

Robert Fulghum

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Neapolitans have always had their fast food. It's called pizza.

Luciano De Crescenzo

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You want to do your job well so that people in the future say, 'OK, he's not bad, let's hire him.'

Javier Bardem

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Psych yourself up until you're confident that the world will be interested in what happens to your characters. Confidence is key.

Deborah Moggach

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I've never held out. I'm a first-class guy in any relationship. The first way of getting better is showing up, so I'm always going to show up and do my part and be ready to go.

Antonio Brown

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I've never thought about doing international films. But if I get something exciting, I might take it up. Everything depends on what comes my way.

Prabhas

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Films were never in my budget. Didn't occur to me till much later. I hoped for a long, good life, which I've had and I'm having as an actor. I didn't expect the rest.

Peter O'Toole

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I'm very picky and I'm in a situation where it's a big crossover.

Shia LaBeouf

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