Top Biography Quotes

Live your life in such a way that you'll be remembered for your kindness, compassion, fairness, character, benevolence, and a force for good who had much respect for life, in general.

The humanitarian philosophies that have been developed (sometimes under some religious banner and invariably in the face of religious opposition) are human inventions, as the name implies - and our sp...

Biography Definition

(n.) The written history of a person's life.

(n.) Biographical writings in general.

Let us make sure that future generation writes our biography.

Reading an author's Biography contributes to an understanding and enjoyment of their work, and gives a richness to the reading experience.

You have a life make a success of it.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Anyone who has lived a full life has something fascinating to share with the world.

Philosophically, I am a logical empiricist and materialist, and I am a veteran of over 400 radio and TV interviews and debates. I am a Christ-myth advocate and am pursuing research into how Christiani...

We thought speaking in English meant you were more intelligent. We were wrong of course. It does not matter what language you choose, the important thing is the words you use to express yourself.

To say that a great genius is mad, while at the same time recognizing his artistic merit, is no better than to say he is rheumatic or diabetic.

This is your first and final chance, your one and only biography.

You don't have to drink this," I said, handing him the champagne. "But Sandy might like it"."No,no. Come on, let's have some," he grinned, popping the cork, taking a swig from the bottle and passing i...

I am a misanthrope, but exceedingly benevolent; I am very cranky, and am a super-idealist. ... I can digest philosophy better than food.

She could do anything with dynamite, except eat it.

Each second of every time has its own story and history to be filed.

May be you find out I could be useful getting people out of camps and prisons in Germany - just before they got shot. I should love to do it and I like to jump out of a plane even every day.

A bookshelf is a biography written by others.

The writer has to die to give birth to the intellectual in the service of the wretched of the earth.

Of the classic fIve W's and an H, Amy's approach seemed to be that when you have a handle on the WHO, the rest will more or less reveal itself accordingly.

The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. And that, I take it, is the aim of literature, whether biography or history... It seems to me, then, that there can be no separate literature of...