Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Wordsworth

Nuns fret not at their convent's narrow room;And hermits are contented with their cells.

Kate Christensen

Now that I'm 50 and respectably settled in New England and markedly happier and more contented than I was in my youth, I modestly hope there's time to realize some of my youthful goals before I croak, but I'll take what I can get.

David Niven

Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day we watch.

We need content and that is why we are entering into these types of alliances.

Ted Sarandos

When we show you all these various pieces of content on the site, how frequently do you take the one that we present? And of the one you took, how frequently do you completely watch the whole series? And do you rate it, one to five stars? So if we presented it to you, and you watched it, and you rated it, that's a big win.

There are two kinds of discontent in this world. The discontent that works, and the discontent that wrings its hands. The first gets what it wants. The second loses what it has. There's no cure for the first, but success and there's no cure at all for the second.

Jack Bruce

Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes. / Dawnlight smiles on you leaving, my contentment.

She's a great competitor. She's definitely looking to win everything she goes in. She's not content to just be there and go to the race.

A. N. Wilson

Leave it to others to be perfect, to be wonderful. Be content with what you are.

Michael Eisner

Many people in technology say the killer app is pirated content, ... Some feel the availability of illegal content sells computers. It's very hard to negotiate with an industry that thinks its short-term growth is dependent on theft.

Democritus

If you would know contentment, let your deeds be few.

We're content to move the ball. It was Logan first, then Melvin took over.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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Zoe Sugg

The joy of YouTube is that you can create content about anything you feel passionate about, however silly the subject matter.

Barack Obama

I know that there are millions of Americans who are content with their health care coverage - they like their plan and, most importantly, they value their relationship with their doctor.

Natalie Massenet

My experience is in merging extraordinary creative content with innovative global commerce.

Alexa Von Tobel

I'm proud that LearnVest is creating content that helps expectant moms tackle their finances. As much as possible, we hope to lessen the stress during what is said to be such a life-changing time.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

Lee Kuan Yew

In the East, the main object is to have a well-ordered society so that everybody can have maximum enjoyment of his freedoms. This freedom can only exist in an ordered state and not in a natural state of contention and anarchy.

Lionel Barber

In the summer of 2009, I modestly predicted that most major news organisations would be charging for content within 12 months. Charging, I argued, would not only plug the revenue gap; it would also help to re-establish value in their news product.

Nikki Sixx

Traveling around the country, meeting fans and hearing their stories in person and on my radio show has reenergized my commitment to creating honest and inspirational content that not only serves my own creative purposes but can help and touch others as well.

Eugene O'Neill

One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

Lyor Cohen

Content that's generated out of America, whether it be film or music, has, in my opinion, much greater impact in sustaining our credibility and our place as a cultural capital. This is our great export.

John Sculley

The Mac defined 'personal technology', and the iPhone defines 'intimate technology' as a convergence of communications, content and location.

When we put something on our customer's bill, they should feel that it is money well spent. We also want to make sure that the content has had proper rights secured.

Laurence J. Peter

The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.

We want to be a trophy team, which would be in the top four. And we'd like to be in contention for the national title.

Brad Paisley

I've always known from the time I was eight years old what I wanted to do. I would have been fairly content to be someone's lead guitar player.

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Adrian Rogers

Lack of wealth cannot take away genuine contentment.

We're excited to have the opportunity to showcase these fantastic films while they're still in contention for the big prize.

William S. Paley

What is public history but a register of the successes and disappointments, the vices, the follies and the quarrels of those who engage in contention for power.