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Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing but pure misery there never is any recourse to the mention of it.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about purity, nothing, man

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though...

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about pray, god, work, contentment

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on...

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances

Quote by Martha Washington about happiness, circumstances

My father still reads the dictionary every day. He says...

My father still reads the dictionary every day. He says that your life depends on your power to master the words.

Quote by Arthur Scargill about opinion, word, power, day, life

The fatigue produced on the muscles of the human frame does not altogether depend on the actual force employed in each effort, but partly on the frequency with which it is exerted.

Quote by Charles Babbage about force, police, human imperfections

When a mass of matter is to be removed a certain force...

When a mass of matter is to be removed a certain force must be expended; and upon the proper economy of this force the price of transport will depend.

Quote by Charles Babbage about tragedy, force, police, economy

The American people depend on these federal employees to process, investigate, and adjudicate applications for immigration rights and benefits in a timely and thorough manner.

Quote by Joe Baca about nation, americans, people

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I...

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.

Quote by Richard Bach about happiness, contentment

The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an...

The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about age, olderness, poetry, reason

I like to listen to different kinds of music - it just...

I like to listen to different kinds of music - it just depends on my mood. I love Madonna, Russian singers... I like the Rolling Stones a lot!

Quote by Oksana Baiul about music, love

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about ambition, character, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Quote by Aristotel about happiness

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

Quote by Aristotel about life, survival, value, power

There can be no peace if our security depends on the will and whims of a ruthless and aggressive dictator. I'm not willing to stake one American life on trusting Saddam Hussein.

Quote by George W. Bush about dictatorship, security, americans, peace, life

I have always believed that all things depended upon...

I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about wealth, nothing, things

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about quality, virtue, happiness, nature, life, contentment

Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, ...

Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.

Quote by Orson Scott about writing

The public made me and then encouraged me for many years, ...

The public made me and then encouraged me for many years, and my future even now depends upon it.

Quote by Placido Domingo about future, public

The intense campaigns against domestic violence, rape, sexual harassment, and inequity in the schools all too often depend on an image of women as weak and victimized.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about violence, sex

Deciding on when to kick is crucial and depends on how...

Deciding on when to kick is crucial and depends on how the race is unfolding.

Quote by Michael East

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