Honore de Balzac Quotes

What makes friendship indissolute and what doubles its charms is a feeling we find lacking in love: I mean certitude.

Honore de Balzac

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• My kids always say to me, 'Can we watch TV?' I say, 'Absolutely!' because then I can get something done. But then they say, and I wait for it, 'But can you watch with us?' My moment of freedom vanishes. So not only do I not think TV's that great and I hate sitting in front of it, but I have to with them.

  

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• Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.

  

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• Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.

  

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• I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.

  

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• Wait a minute, I'm a fan of yours; you can't be a fan of mine!

  

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• My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me. After that, when I can't play Wimbledon, it was tough. For one month I was outside the world.

  

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• Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.

  

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• This is my life... I mean, maybe I have Rs 100 crore in the bank, sitting comfortably. If that increases to Rs 10,000 crore, what difference does it make to me.

  

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• What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.

  

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• When I was writing 'Shotgun,' it's one of the first songs that's come to me as an image.

  

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• I wanted to write a food book, but I'm not a chef or an expert on culinary matters, to put it mildly.

  

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• In the '60s, I did many satirical portraits of dictators.

  

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• You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.

  

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• I choose work with the people I like to work with.

  

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• What I love about sci-fi is that every generation's films are based on what we know at that point in time. We make movies about the future, but it's always based on what we have. Then, as science grows and we discover new things, so do our ideas.

  

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• At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run dry.

  

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• This story does not have a happy ending; they almost never do. The only happy stories you will ever hear are told by men—they spin their lies, trying to convince themselves that they cause no devastation, and that the hearts they break were never worth much to begin with.

  

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• I prefer the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.

  

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• The situation is grave, ... We have all worked hard to support the legitimate prime minister.

  

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• It's enough for a small betrayal, a distancing, an affirmation of independence to provoke wrath, fear and also hatred from the adult. How many husbands and boyfriends kill the woman they say they love because she has decided to leave. It's in the news every day.

  

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• What makes friendship indissolute and what doubles its charms is a feeling we find lacking in love: I mean certitude.

  

  Honore de Balzac
  • Friendship
  • In Love
  • Charms