“This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confessed —
Slow rises worth, by poverty depressed.”
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer
London: A Poem (1738) http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Texts/london2.html, lines 176–177
“This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confessed —
Slow rises worth, by poverty depressed.”
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer
London: A Poem (1738) http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Texts/london2.html, lines 176–177
Hiroshi Yamauchi (1927–2013) Japanese businessman
"Top 10 Tuesday: Wildest Statements Made by Industry Veterans" ign.com http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/14/top-10-tuesday-wildest-statements-made-by-industry-veterans
“There's gonna' be a lotta slow singin' and flower bringin' if my burglar alarm starts ringin.”
The Notorious B.I.G. (1972–1997) American rapper
Song lyrics, Ready to Die (1994), "Warning"
Robert Skidelsky (1939) Economist and author
John Maynard Keynes: 1883-1946: Economist, Philosopher, Statesman (2003), Ch. 21. Monetary Reform
“People often ask me when am I gonna slow down. You know what I tell 'em? I'm just gettin' started.”
Tina Turner (1939) singer, dancer, actress, and author
Spoken interlude during "Proud Mary", live at The Apollo, Manchester, 14 March 1979 ("On the Road", VHS)
Lyrics
“Wallowing was for elephants, depressing people and depressing elephants”
Cassandra Clare The Bane Chronicles
Source: The Bane Chronicles
“As to whether the depression will come back, it is every depressive's fear.”
Sally Brampton (1955–2016) British writer
Source: Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression