Oliver Goldsmith Quotes

Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.

Oliver Goldsmith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BestWaitEnemyMeetWayHead

Whether you're writing television or movies, at some point you're going to encounter a male executive or investor who's going to say, 'I don't like that woman. She's unlikable.' And often, it's literally for being a regular human woman as opposed to an attracting human woman.

Jill Soloway

WomanWritingYouTelevisionMovies

You can't make a manager have a coach he doesn't want. I can't make the head of the accounting department work with someone he doesn't want.

Jerry Reinsdorf

WorkAccountingSomeoneYouManager

I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people.

John Oates

PeopleSmallWishI WishOverSee

I am far more pragmatic than the stereotype of the sex permits.

Ann Maxwell

I AmSexMoreStereotypePragmatic

Our problem, from the point of view of psychology and from the point of view of genetic epistemology, is to explain how the transition is made from a lower level of knowledge to a level that is judged to be higher.

Jean Piaget

KnowledgeViewProblemPoint Of View

The Catholic Church, though I think it's important that people grow up with moral values, I just always disagreed with their tactics, which I thought were fright tactics, as opposed to sitting down and explaining the situation.

Ronnie James Dio

PeopleThinkThoughtGrowChurch

I try not to repeat a story. I try not to repeat an emotion. I want it to be all sort of new for the viewers and to challenge myself as a writer, so there's always pressure. What else can you come up with?

Michael Patrick King

MyselfChallengeStoryPressureYou

Sometimes I think I might insult people by being openly flirtatious, then snatching it back.

Dominique Swain

PeopleThinkBackSometimesInsult

At my age, I dare say I've kind of established myself, and I don't have to chase a paycheck.

Chris Cooper

AgeMyselfDareSayKindPaycheck

In animation, no one gets to see your face, so you can really mess up with your voice like I did 'ParaNorman;' I was a bully in that, which was so much fun to do. In 'How to Train Your Dragon,' I'm a little Viking character. So, it's kind of exciting to play these roles that you normally wouldn't get to play in a live-action movie.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

CharacterFunVoiceFaceYouPlay

Get the best people and train them well.

Scott McNealy

LeadershipBestPeopleTrainWell

Of course there is a danger of typecasting, and since 'Jewel in the Crown' appeared, I have had countless offers to play sadistic policemen and middle-class misfits.

Tim Pigott-Smith

CrownPlayDangerJewelMiddle-Class

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