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Oliver Goldsmith Quotes

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.

Oliver Goldsmith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Marriage Wife Husband Appreciated

I recycle. I have a house in the south of France and I have a small garden. My name is Dujardin - 'from the garden.' I grow carrots, peppers, strawberries, green beans, and things for salads, but there are lots of wild boars all around and they steal the food.

Food Green Small Name Grow House

Just because someone said painting is dead doesn't mean that it's a fact or the truth - painting is the soul food of art, in a way.

Truth Art Food Soul Painting Said

What you end up seeing when you look at history is that people who have been good at pushing the boundaries of possibility, and exploring those frontiers of good ideas and innovations, have rarely done it in moments of great inspiration. They don't just have a brilliant breakthrough idea out of nowhere and leap ahead of everyone else.

Good History Great People Ideas End

The farther away you writers stay, the better I like it. You know why? Because you're trying to create a bad image of me... you do it because I'm black and Puerto Rican, but I'm proud to be Puerto Rican.

Roberto Clemente

Me Proud Black Better You Bad

The last time I saw Elvis was when I played my second New Year's Eve show for him in 1970.

Time Year New Him Last Time Saw

There's something about small venues that's amazing for developing material. It's almost like you can not only hear people's response, but you can understand it. In bigger venues you lose that, but you gain this sense of camaraderie in the audience.

People Amazing Small You Lose Gain

The only reason to have a positive mental attitude is that it makes life better. It doesn't cure cancer.

Life Positive Attitude Better Reason

We did exactly what everybody in the country did, watching it. You entered this state of sort of denials. You think, well, it must have been a tragic accident by an amateur pilot. And then you see the next plane coming.

Think You Country Pilot Watching

I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I'd put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band. Today you don't have to do that, because catchers' mitts are more like first baseman's gloves.

Today Water You More Band First

My illustrious lordship, I'll show you what a woman can do.

Artemisia Gentileschi

Woman You Show Illustrious Lordship

Nelson Mandela is awe inspiring - a person who really sacrificed for what he believed in. I feel truly humbled by him.

Feel Person Him Awe Humbled I Feel

The great thing about this is, and not to pump my own tires, but I feel like I'm not maximized yet. I feel like I can still run faster, jump higher, which I think makes it special. Hopefully, going to London, I'll be welcomed into the decathlon community.

Community Great Think Feel I Can

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