Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle) Quotes

Almost all our misfortunes in life come from the wrong notions we have about the things that happen to us.

Stendhal

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I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- History
- Taken
- Judge
I called Daley Thompson after the Games of '84, when he won. He'd had this phenomenal decathlon for nine events - and then he went out there and jogged the 1,500 meters and missed the world record by, like, three points.

Caitlyn Jenner
- World
- Events
- Three
I stopped playing in Jr. events when I was 12 and played women's.

Natalie Gulbis
- Women
- Playing
- Events
The invention of the printing press was one of the most important events in human history.

Ha-Joon Chang
- Important
- History
- Events
One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Salman Rushdie
No, I don't have a plan. Whatever happens happens. There's never a plan.

Nargis Fakhri
- Happens
- Plan
- Whatever