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Congenial Quotes

We’ve collected the best Congenial Quotes from the greatest minds of the world: John Burroughs, Paul Theroux, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Emma Goldman, Sarah Jones. Use them as an inspiration.

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How many thorns of human nature are bristling conceits, buds of promise grown sharp for want of congenial climate.
John Burroughs
2
Many aspects of the writing life have changed since I published my first book, in the 1960s. It is more corporate, more driven by profits and marketing, and generally less congenial – but my day is the same: get out of bed, procrastinate, sit down at my desk, try to write something.
Paul Theroux
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We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
4
The higher mental development of woman, the less possible it is for her to meet a congenial male who will see in her, not only sex, but also the human being, the friend, the comrade and strong individuality, who cannot and ought not lose a single trait of her character.
Emma Goldman
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The Master of Ceremonies in ‘Bridge and Tunnel‘ is a wonderful man, if I do say so myself. I talk about all the characters in the third person. But, he is a really congenial… just a good stand-up guy, who happens to be Pakistani–American. He’s been here for years.
Sarah Jones
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The mysteries of death and birth occupy women far more than is the case with men, to whom political and mercantile speculations are more congenial.
James Stephens
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The true doctrine is that labor – systematic, effective, congenial labor – is not only a necessity, but is the source of the highest enjoyment.
Orison Swett Marden
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I did a couple of movies in Brazil, and the actors were incredibly congenial and hung out together a lot. Even the biggest stars would do radio commercials – they’re not put on a pedestal like they are in the United States.
Alan Arkin
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The majority of them give the impression of being men who have been drafted into the job during a period of martial law and are only waiting for the end of the emergency to get back to a really congenial occupation such as slum demolition or debt collecting.
Alan Brien
10
I don’t have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy enough, or trusting enough, or congenial enough, that the notion leaving tasks in someone else‘s lap doesn’t just sound wise to me, it sounds attractive.
John Ortberg
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I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent.
Giacomo Casanova
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I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.
Carlisle Floyd
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I found collaborating with congenial doctors about problems that physicists could help solve was very satisfying. I also like educating anybody who would listen!
John Cameron
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I myself love getting cookbooks and novels that some congenial person has already tried and liked.
Cheryl Mendelson
15
Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him.
John Burroughs
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That a nation‘s statuary will reflect beliefs and attitudes that are no longer current or congenial hardly needs arguing. In most instances, it doesn’t at all imply a continuing reverence.
Howard Jacobson
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I don’t ask myself, is the life congenial to me? But, am I fitted for, am I called to, the Ministry?
Wilfred Owen