Book Quote by Thomas Jefferson

I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.

— Albert Camus

I would sooner live in a cottage and wonder at everything than live in a castle and wonder at nothing!

— Joan Winmill Brown

Imagine if you had everything you ever desired, everything you wanted, what would you do so wonderful for the world besides waste a way…

— Billy Vincent

I'd much rather have sat there and just been a fly on the wall, instead of having to smile at people. I'd rather have…

— Jennifer Saunders

I suppose most people would think that it was wonderful, that the world is so varied, that there is something for everyone, and I…

— Peter Cameron

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. I would rather ride…

— Henry David Thoreau

I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an…

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

I had the best of both worlds when I was a kid. I'd spend a quiet week with my mum, then I'd go to…

— Teresa Palmer

Having the responsibilities of family life forced me to drown out office politics and focus on delivering my best at home and work.

— Stephanie Ruhle

I determined to spend the Remainder of my Days in privacy and Retirement with my Children, from whose Society alone I cou'd expect Comfort.

— George Mason

I could see the road ahead of me. I was poor and I was going to stay poor. But I didn't particularly want money.…

— Charles Bukowski