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Harriet Beecher Stowe Quotes

The obstinacy of cleverness and reason is nothing to the obstinacy of folly and inanity.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: June 14, 1811 - July 1, 1896

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Nothing Reason Folly Cleverness

My biggest break wasn't 'Rent;' it was the first job that ever paid me. I couldn't believe that they were paying me all that money to go around the country and do Shakespeare. I would have done it for free.

Jesse L. Martin

Money Job Me Free Believe Country

Change is hard but inevitable.

Change Inevitable Hard

A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause of condemnation, and the greater his wealth the greater his danger.

Wealth Little Suspicion Danger Only

I think it's good that we're sometimes reminded of important events in history.

Good History Think Sometimes Events

The best music of my life I heard at my grandmother's church, this little wooden church up on a hill.

Life Music Best Church My Life Hill

Some people in the industry warned me that I'd ruin my career, miss out on possible jobs, and potentially put my life in danger if I ever came out.

People Appreciate Opinions Dignity

As an actor, if I just did sci-fi, I think it would get limiting, like if you just play lawyers or doctors, over and over. It's a lot more fun, if you get to play lots of different types of characters.

Fun Think You Lawyers Play Actor

I have never had a current state of mind. My mind changes a great deal. I am very affected by any sorrow or sad thing, and I am very affected by joy and beauty.

Beauty Sad Great I Am Joy Mind

Iranian young people are one of the most pro-American populations in the Middle East.

People Young Young People Middle

I was never an ingenue. I've traveled the globe, I've backpacked through South America, I've done conservation work in Africa. I was never the girl who knew nothing of the world.

Annabelle Wallis

Work Girl World America Traveled

I care about actors, and I understand them in a very personal way. I'm not saying every writer has to do that, but in my case, it's been helpful. I can put myself into the scene and think, 'What would it be like to act this?' Any writer who's really good probably does that to some extent.

Good Myself Saying Think Care I Can

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other.

Thomas Jefferson

Religion Opinion Office Over Censor

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