Quote by Frank Moore Colby

I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.

I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaini

Summary

This quote reflects a perspective that the speaker often finds justification for their current position or circumstances by observing those who have achieved success or occupy higher positions in society. It suggests that they may observe flaws, compromises, or personal sacrifices made by individuals in positions of power, leading them to appreciate their own situation or choices to stay at the bottom. It implies that the speaker finds a kind of solace or contentment where they currently are rather than aspiring to be at the top.

Topics

Imitation

By Frank Moore Colby

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Before we take to the sea, we walk on land. . . Before we cr

Before we take to the sea, we walk on land. . . Before we create, we must understand. . .

Ernest Hemingway

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.

Truth Love Evil Goodness Victory Inspirational Despair Sadness

Yeah, we pretty much had a form and a shape by that time - a

Yeah, we pretty much had a form and a shape by that time - a style - and I think one of the advantages of not having any relationship to any other puppeteer was that it gave me a reason to put those together myself for the needs of television.

Relationship

cinta ibarat najis; dibiar membusuk, dibasuh hilang

cinta ibarat najis; dibiar membusuk, dibasuh hilang

Love Cinta Hidup

I want to be left alone.

I want to be left alone.

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the fi

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.

Life Truth Beauty

Neither current events nor history show that the majority ru

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

Jefferson Davis

History

I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and

I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched.

Failure

Well, I'm like a drug addict, I'm always saying I'm going to

Well, I'm like a drug addict, I'm always saying I'm going to stop, and then I don't, what I've said consistently is that I hope I know when to stop: when it starts to get repetitive.

Hope

If marriage is your object, you'd better start loving your s

If marriage is your object, you'd better start loving your subject.

Love

and (b) Kissing someone so that you can get a free trip is p

and (b) Kissing someone so that you can get a free trip is perilously close to full-on hooking

Humorous Quotations

We didn't have television until I was about eight years old,

We didn't have television until I was about eight years old, so it was either the movies or radio. A lot of radio drama. That was our television, you know. We had to use our imagination. So it was really those two things, and the comics, that I immersed myself in as a child.

Jessica Hagedorn

Imagination