Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid.
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When you're young, you're stupid. You do silly things.
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When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it's easy.
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I am disillusioned enough to know that no man's opinion on any subject is worth a damn unless backed up with enough genuine information to make him really know what he's talking about.
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Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.
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We had a few non-fiction books at home, but my dad was of the opinion that fiction was a complete and utter waste of time because it wasn't real - so what was the point of reading it?
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All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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If you're having a down time at school and people are bullying you, they don't know you. They don't have the right to have an opinion on you.
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You have to be an optimist, right? You have to be critical, then you have to be an optimist. Or else you're really stupid.
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In America, public opinion is the leader.
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The beauty of our country is that when it was founded that they took some time to lay out civil liberties in the first 10 Amendments - the Bill of Rights. I'm a firm believer in those civil liberties and the ability to have your own opinion.
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
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I became famous so quickly and so young - it was daunting. I was immature and I used to say some really stupid things in interviews. I never smiled on stage so I looked really serious, but it was because I hated my teeth and was incredibly nervous.
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Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.
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Stupid is a great force in human affairs.
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Facts cannot be replaced by opinion.
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The United Nations continues to sense as the forum where nations whose interests clash may lay their cases before world opinion. It still provides the essential escape valve without which the slow build-up of pressures would have long since resulted in catastrophic explosion.
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Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.
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The media are using a national treasure-that's what the public airwaves are. And they have a responsibility to bring out the full diversity of opinion or lose their licenses.
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For students in Iowa, I think it sends the wrong message. I think it undermines our credibility when in one area we have the authority to set standards, we have such a minimum that is, in my opinion, embarrassing.
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I always have a suitcase ready to go. My wife and I are both very much like this. We're both vagabonds, and we have been since the time we were married.
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The child learns so easily because he has a natural gift, but adults, because they are tyrants, ignore natural gifts and say that children must learn through the same process that they learned by. We insist upon forced mental feeding and our lessons
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There are a lot of things I cannot do, such as eat books and read chicken.
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When you're an actor or any kind of artist, you use your life as something to draw from in every experience.
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Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid.
