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Oliver Goldsmith Quotes

Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw.

Oliver Goldsmith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Art Salt Joke Throw Harm Raw

The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat.

Romantic Long Meeting Sound Ball

In many campaigns, one candidate or another is asked to answer for comments he or she made in the past. The answer is usually gibberish - 'That was a long time ago,' or 'I was trying to say something else.'

Andrew Rosenthal

Time Past Trying Long Long Time Say

If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a director.

Work Freedom You Done Explore Right

The problem with all-or-nothing thinking is that it stops people even taking the first steps. The thought of never having pepperoni pizza again somehow turns into an excuse to keep ordering it every week.

Pizza People Thinking Thought Week

I try to drink a lot of water - it hydrates, curbs appetite, etc.

Sterling K. Brown

Water Try Drink Appetite Etc Lot

We've all known a John Tucker. We've either known one, dated one or our best friend has dated one. I think a lot of men at one point or another have been a John Tucker.

Friend Best Men Best Friend Think

We, as individuals, must be responsible for our careers with the goal of reaching our highest potential. The job of a manager is to tap into that energy that's already there.

Job Energy Potential Goal Manager

The normal profits of a business concern in the United States are six, eight, ten, and sometimes twelve percent. But war-time profits - ah! that is another matter - twenty, sixty, one hundred, three hundred, and even eighteen hundred per cent - the sky is the limit.

Business Sky Sometimes Three Limit

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

Hate Deepest Come Desires Often

I wanted to be a district attorney and solve hidden problems or maybe even be a leper-colony missionary and save people.

People Problems Hidden Even Save

The reporting of news has to be understood as propaganda for commodities, and events by images.

Christopher Lasch

News Events Propaganda Understood

We feel that what's too far is when you make a joke and somebody gets hurt.

Hurt Feel You Joke Far Somebody

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