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E. W. Howe Quotes

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: May 3, 1853 - October 3, 1937

Topics

Respect Man World Worthless Things

In many cases, jobs that used to be done by people are going to be able to be done through automation. I don't have an answer to that. That's one of the more perplexing problems of society.

People Society Problems Automation

I do think Australians as a rule have a very good sensibility to them, and I think most people, if they were given the option, wouldn't choose to rip off a filmmaker or an artist - I don't think its part of the Australian psyche.

Good People Think Choose Artist Off

Economists must always be prepared for surprises: they find many in trying to find order in the universe of their study.

Universe Trying Find Be Prepared

I didn't go to university. I didn't go to culinary school, barely made it through high school.

School High School Go Through High

I oppose the spending of trillions in Iraq and Afghanistan, I strongly oppose Islamic extremism but don't believe that sending troops to die in two unwinnable wars makes sense.

Believe Die Two Afghanistan Sense

I'm enough of a southeast Texas boy - there's enough white trash in my blood that when somebody gives me money to make a record, I feel like I have to please them instead of myself.

Myself Money Me Texas Feel Enough

It's usually, my people speak to your people and then they speak around each other and trade calls for weeks.

Mary Steenburgen

People Speak Trade Your Around Then

I didn't really know many girls, growing up, because there weren't many other people living around where I lived.

Dolores O'Riordan

People Growing Up Know Living Lived

For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook people in.

Chris Hemsworth

People Proud Easy Reason Anything

I like to lay low. I like to hang back. I like to be the person that's not really recognized.

Back Person Hang Low Like Really

My parents both had Oxford degrees, they read important books, spoke foreign languages, drank real coffee and went to museums for pleasure. People like that don't have fat kids: they were cut out to be winners and winners don't have children who are overweight.

Children Coffee Parents People Fat

Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening.

Aretha Franklin

Life Music Moment People You Back

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