Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Dickens

If her eyes had no expression, it was probably because they had nothing to express. If she had few wrinkles, it was because her mind had never traced its name or any other inscription on her face.

Charles Dickens

"My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, "that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before and can't be told too often or too plain..."

Charles Dickens

"You are a boy," said Mr. Dombey, suddenly and almost fiercely; "and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don't undo it."

Charles Caleb Colton

Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always disgusting; and if they have established a character, they are silent for fear of losing by their tongue what they have acquired by their pen--for many authors converse much more foolishly than Goldsmith, who have never written half so well.

Charles Caleb Colton

When certain persons abuse us, let us ask ourselves what description of characters it is that they admire; we shall often find this a very consolatory question.

Charles Caleb Colton

We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.

Charles Caleb Colton

Very great personages are not likely to form very just estimates either of others or of themselves; their knowledge of themselves is obscured by the flattery of others; their knowledge of others is equally clouded by circumstances peculiar to themselves. For in the presence of the great, the modest are sure to suffer from too much diffidence, and the confident from too much display.

Charles Caleb Colton

Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows.

Charles Caleb Colton

Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.

David Rakoff

I am neither spontaneous nor ready for anything.

David Hockney

As you get older, it gets a bit harder to keep the spontaneity in you, but I work at it.

Arthur Frank Burns

Spontaneity has its time and its place.

Chuck Barris

Spontaneity is such an entertaining facet of show business.

Federico Fellini

When I do things without any explanation, but just with spontaneity...I can be sure that I am right.

George Henry Lewes

Individual experiences being limited and individual spontaneity feeble, we are strengthened and enriched by assimilating the experience of others.

Kathie Lee Gifford

They don't call me spontaneous and irreverant for nothing.

Jimmy Page

You can't overthink the music. Mood and intensity can't be manufactured. The blues isn't about structure; it's what you bring to it. The spontaneity of capturing a specific moment is what drives it.

Patti LaBelle

I'm very spontaneous.

Alejo Carpentier

I studied harmony and composition in a very spontaneous manner.

Ana Gasteyer

I'm so bad at spontaneous impressions.

Claudia Christian

Occasionally if you do something extraordinary, the crew responds with spontaneous applause, but that's very rare.

Dick Morris

Spontaneous combustion of grassroots politics is the future.

Emily Blunt

I've always been quite a spontaneous person, so I would lean more towards, if you feel it and you know its right, then do it.

Gottfried Leibniz

All things in God are spontaneous.

Lindsay Lohan

Never say never. The things that you dont plan are the best. Im a very spontaneous person.

Natalia Makarova

Being spontaneous, it’s what saved me,

Nicolas Cage

It's always exciting when you can go into a mode where you can be both spontaneous and choreographed. Sort of in control and out of control at the same time.