E. F. Benson Quotes

Rightly or wrongly, the Victorian considered that there were certain subjects which were not meet for inter-sexual discussion, just as they held that certain processes of the feminine toilet, like the powdering of the nose and the application of lipstick to the mouth, were (if done at all) better done in private.

E. F. Benson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 24, 1867 - February 29, 1940

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I produced a song for Bobby Vee called Get The Message.

Jimmy Griffin

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Sometimes, you get tired of fighting. I think you just sort of come to this realization that yes, that you will get tired, but that doesn't mean that you can give up the fight.

Jesmyn Ward

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There is no limit to what astrophysicists can do. We can be very curious.

John C. Mather

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It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing my flute helps me to unwind.

Andrea Bocelli

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The Civil Service is a vital economic asset to the UK - firstly, in the way it creates a framework for excellence in service delivery and secondly, in how it helps organise the best way to deliver modern public services on which both businesses and individuals depend.

John Hutton

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Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.

Anna Held

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Through years and years of playing to various audiences, what I've learned is - and I think quite a few actors will agree with me - we're not always the best judge of that audience's reactions or not. And we discover, to our amazement, at the end of the show, they bring the house down with applause, and we thought, 'No way tonight,' you know.

Angela Lansbury

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The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.

Stephen Ambrose

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Once you get used to censorship, sometimes you self-censor.

Lucien Bourjeily

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Israel claims it needs nuclear weapons as a deterrent against any threat to its existence. The Arab world in return feels that this is an imbalanced system; there is a sense of humiliation and impotence.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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One day, I'll be photographing Kate Moss in Paris, then I'll be on Stephanie Seymour's ranch with her hundred horses wondering what exactly it is I'm doing there.

Juergen Teller

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Getting the most out of life is giving life your most.

Janice Markowitz

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