Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
What one knows best is ... what one has learned not from books but as a result of books, through the reflections to which they have given rise.
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I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
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The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.
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Kirmizi biber has a sweet aroma and can vary in spiciness.
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I survived because I never took on big responsibilities in my private life. In the early days, I lived on two or three pounds a week and learned to cook - and I'm a good cook - because I had to. Even when I went on holiday, I stayed in other people's houses.
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If we are to be good stewards of the ocean, we need to understand what lives there and how the animals interact with each other and with their environment, which means we need to be constantly seeking new and improved methods for exploration and observation.
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Sentimus experimurque, nos aeternos esse.
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Spectatum veniunt, veniunt spectentur ut ipsae.
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The artist makes art not to save mankind but to save himself. Every benevolent comment by an artist is a fog to cover his tracks, the bloody trail of his assault against reality and others.
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To me, torture would be watching sports on television.
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There is sadness and confusion in our hearts / And the world prepares to fight / as it tears itself apart, it isn't fair
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A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.
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You can sometimes learn more working with less talented people, because you learn to survive.
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My favourite day is like when it's raining, and I can just lie on the couch.
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I love coming home to somebody, I love being in a relationship.
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The only people I have ever seen paint successfully, consistently, with great authority, unselfconsciously and without fear of failing were about four years old.
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The essence of marketing today is to tell a story to people who want to hear it, in a way that resonates with them so they are likely to either respond or connect to you, or tell their friends.
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The dark book has been terribly popular. Dark characters, dysfunction, and all sorts of things from reality that are true in our world.
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Parents are supposed to give the child back to herself with love. If they've got duct tape over their eyes because of narcissism, it doesn't happen.
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If we have confidence in our own beliefs, we should not fear freedom of thought.
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What one knows best is ... what one has learned not from books but as a result of books, through the reflections to which they have given rise.
