Charles Quotes

370 quotes by 283 authors

Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy of the vile, as the same furnace that liquefies the… — Charles Caleb Colton
I think we can rule out 'mixed brain dominance' as a cause of your poor performance at school, Charlie Brown" "Have you ruled out stupidity?"… — Charles M. Schulz
As Charles Lamb says, there is nothing so nice as doing good by stealth and being found out by accident, so I now say it… — William James
The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty. — John Lothrop Motley
Democratic Rep. Charles Schumer of New York made a plea to Livingston, the incoming speaker. These new hearings, these new subpoenas wave a red flag… — Charles Schumer
Randy Newman seemed like an even worse singer than me. I liked Ray Charles, Levi Stubbs, Jack Jones, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett. — Donald Fagen
Our cover has always been really important. For those of you who havenâ€™t seen itCharles Burns, who is a graphic artist, does four portraits, so… — Heidi Julavits
Attention spans are changing. It's very noticeable. I am very aware that the kind of books I read in my childhood kids now won't be… — Cressida Cowell
Horror hostess, bondage goddess, Charles Addams cartoon comes to life, Vampire was every first-generation fanboy's wet dream. Scott Poole takes us on an unforgettable ride… — Sheri Holman
Antithesis may be the blossom of wit, but it will never arrive at maturity unless sound sense be the trunk and truth the root. CHARLES… — Charles Caleb Colton
Think of it: the lowest common denominator in being digital is not your operating system, modem, or model of computer. It's a tiny piece of… — Nicholas Negroponte
Give it up for Ray Charles and his beautiful legacy. And thank you, Ray Charles, for living. — Jamie Foxx
I always say if you're going to do a movie about Charles de Gaulle get a Frenchman, you know. I'm not French. And yeah, sure… — Billy Bob Thornton
My very first recollection of life on earth was waking up in bed with my mother, and she was showing me a picture of my… — Jesse Jackson
God bless Ray Charles. It was such an honor to meet him and sing with him and actually just to watch him sing from just… — Norah Jones
Back in George W. Bush's second term, when diplomatic realism began to overtake foolish bellicosity, the president developed one of his patented nicknames for the… — Joe Klein
Atlantic's Jerry Wexler believes first-rate records are made by first-rate voices. He certainly has worked with enough of them: Clyde McPhatter, Joe Turner, La Vern… — Jon Landau
There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen; and the gentlemen were not… — Thomas B. Macaulay
Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's… — Marilyn Manson
For me, Charles Xavier is a monk. He's like a selfless, egoless almost sexless force for the betterment of humanity and mortality. — James McAvoy

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