Andrew Lang
Politician
Scottish-born Australian farmer, builder, and politician who served in the New South Wales Legislative Council in the late 1850s. He was associated with the Maitland district in colonial New South Wales.
Quotes by Andrew Lang
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It takes all sorts to make a world,— some are soldiers from the cradle, some merchants, some orators; nothing but a love of books was the gift given to me by the fairies.
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Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend —a course of reading.— Distrust a course of reading! People who really care for books read all of them. There is no other course.
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You can cover a great deal of country in books.
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It takes all sorts to make a world,— some are soldiers from the cradle, some merchants, some orators; nothing but a love of books was the gift given to me by the fairies.
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You can cover a great deal of country in books.
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Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend —a course of reading.— Distrust a course of reading! People who really care for books read all of them. There is no other course.
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I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is evolving. This is an exciting time to be living.
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An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.
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