James Payn
James Payn
James Payn, was an English novelist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 February 1830
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It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions entertained on this point, and, before sifting them, one must be careful in the first place to eliminate from our inquiry the cases of that considerable class of persons who pinch themselves.
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It's yet to be determined how Roberts will deal with important decisions. I don't know his position on issues like stem-cell research, abortion or affirmative action. These are things that someone may attempt to bring to the Supreme Court.
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I had never had a piece of toastParticularly long and wide,But fell upon the sanded floor,And always on the buttered side.
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But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no means a genial effect.
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In England, literary pretence is more universal than elsewhere from our method of education.
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Nor, in our own country, must we fail to take notice of the establishment of School Boards.
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I had never had a piece of toast Particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered side.
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This decision is very critical to the courts, as well as the president with all the other problems concerning public opinion. It's indicated that O'Conner was the swing-voter, so this position is more critical than Roberts'. If I was to advise the president, I would suggest he appoint someone more moderate like O'Conner. I would want someone who may vote with me and the other justices sometimes, and sometimes not.
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Nature of course is the best guide in the matter of choosing a pursuit.
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A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity - or even patented for himself - must feel the pinch of poverty very acutely.
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It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few actions for libel on account of these unfortunate coincidences than that he should adopt the melancholy device of using blanks or asterisks.
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To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far and ridding us of his presence altogether.
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The idea of bringing young people up to Literature is doubtless calculated to raise the eyebrows almost as much as the suggestion of bringing them up to the Stage.
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The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having enough to live upon is often the means of preserving his self-respect.