Octave Mirbeau Quotes
To take something from a person and keep it for oneself: that is robbery. To take something from one person and then turn it over to another in exchange for as much money as you can get: that is business. Robbery is so much more stupid, since it is satisfied with a single, frequently dangerous profit; whereas in business it can be doubled without danger.
Octave Mirbeau
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I think that one of the primary roles of an attorney, and certainly we try to teach it here to our students, is that you counsel compliance with the law. The lawyer, more than simply being a mouthpiece for the client and advocating at whatever cost the client's interest, is also an officer of the court in questions that appear before the court.
Viet D. Dinh
The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.
Samuel Butler
Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
Bai Ling
I'm consistently telling stories about the value of the human condition and connectedness and things like that.
J. H. Wyman
In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.
Nate Berkus
After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
Macaulay Culkin
There will be only one standard, the standard of survival at all cost, and it will be up to you to say at what price survival.Hold your head high, and if you are going to go down, go down knowing you have not in any way compromised your soul.
Paullina Simons
People are used to seeing kids jump around. You know, the target audience, the audience that's spending money on music, like rock and hip-hop - they're used to seeing people get really physically involved in their music.
Eric Lewis
In the long run, nothing can withstand reason and experience, and the contradiction religion offers to both is palpable.
Sigmund Freud
We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting married and having a family, living in the country, leading an idyllic life.
David Amram
Information about money has become almost as important as money itself.
Walter Wriston
To take something from a person and keep it for oneself: that is robbery. To take something from one person and then turn it over to another in exchange for as much money as you can get: that is business. Robbery is so much more stupid, since it is satisfied with a single, frequently dangerous profit; whereas in business it can be doubled without danger.
Octave Mirbeau
