Frances Burney Quotes

I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.

Frances Burney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 13, 1752 - January 6, 1840

Topics

TruthHistoryWishAppearanceI Wish

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

MasteryEgotismOftenPasses

Memories, even bittersweet ones, are better than nothing.

Jennifer Armentrout

MemoriesBetterNothingBittersweet

I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.

Melinda Gates

CareMuseumMoreFancySomewhere

It's strange: I love pop music, and I really can enjoy it, but I didn't feel like the characters within pop music - like when Madonna sings 'Crazy For You', for instance, I don't feel like I would ever be the character she takes on in that song. I would never feel... I don't have that confidence in me.

Shura

LoveConfidenceMusicCharacterSong

I talk a lot about justice. I'm about it. I'm also about civil disobedience.

Travis Kalanick

JusticeTalkDisobedienceCivilLot

For the show, it's really important that we remember that Lucifer is the Devil. It's important for Lucifer sometimes to remember that he's the Devil: to keep the notion that he is a wild animal that is seemingly being tamed but, at any moment, could snap.

Tom Ellis

MomentAnimalDevilRememberWild

I just want to have a normal life, like everyone else, you know?

Robyn

LifeYouKnowWantEveryoneNormal

Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics.

Marvin Olasky

WinterHolidaysChristianIceJewish

My reputation is aggressive this and aggressive that.

Juan Pablo Montoya

ReputationAggressive

I had the experience last year of directing my first feature while I had a 1-year-old son and while I was also pregnant, so I am now well aware of the difficulties women who are rearing children face when they're also trying to make headway in mainstream of film.

Diablo Cody

WomenSonChildrenExperienceI Am

I have watched 'Project Runway,' but I'm not a devout watcher of it. But I think it's a great show, what I've seen of it, and I think Tim Gunn is a very positive, amazing guy.

Colleen Atwood

PositiveGreatAmazingThinkProject

My gratification in working comes from the preparation and the building of the character.

Cicely Tyson

CharacterPreparationBuilding

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