Honore de Balzac Quotes
A country is strong which consists of wealthy families, every member of whom is interested in defending a common treasure; it is weak when composed of scattered individuals, to whom it matters little whether they obey seven or one, a Russian or a Corsican, so long as each keeps his own plot of land, blind in their wretched egotism, to the fact that the day is coming when this too will be torn from them.Honore de Balzac
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I do Yoga. I'd like to say I do it every morning, but I don't, I just don't have the time.
Radha Mitchell -
Be happy that you're growing older, that you're maturing, that you're smarter, that you're wiser.
Walt Handelsman -
You make yourself do the physical aspects for a Christopher Nolan film!
Fionn Whitehead -
But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.
Omar Bongo -
No law can give or take away the choice to commit suicide.
Maggie Gallagher -
As young people, you want to see people who in some way look like you to some degree, because it makes it a little easier for you to aspire to take on the qualities of those people.
Mahershala Ali
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I hate to cook and love to eat.
Kate DiCamillo -
Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more.
Ossie Davis -
To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is a great ease to a man's heart.
Francesco Guicciardini -
It's nice when people say, 'God, I've been listening to you since 1963 or 1985, or whatever.' I appreciate anybody who goes out and buys music these days.
Loudon Wainwright III -
Basically the movies I make are my life, so I choose how I want to live my life for the next two years. So that's a decision I have to make. At some point if I feel there are enough elements - it doesn't even have to have great characters or great stories - it's just elements that can get my excitement and curiosity for one or two years, then I'll jump in and I'll find out what that is. Then I have to do [interviews like this] and rationalize why I do this.
Ang Lee -
There is no relationship in life that comes with the promise of zero pain.
Robert Farrell Smith
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Harry - you're a great wizard, you know." "I'm not as good as you," said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him. "Me!" said Hermione. "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery and - oh Harry - be careful!
Joanne Rowling -
Immortal beings have been compared to stars, these are existences that linger on long after the death of the thing itself.
Zeena Schreck -
Never be diplomatic and careful about the treasure God gives. This is poverty triumphant.
Oswald Chambers -
The Pledge of Allegiance simply reinforces the beliefs that led to the birth of our great nation. It is an oath of our fidelity to our country, and I am disappointed that the court chose to rule against this American treasure.
Dennis Hastert -
The Bible is no lazy man's book! Much of its treasure, like the valuable minerals stored in the bowels of the earth, only yield up themselves to the diligent seeker.
Arthur W. Pink -
A country is strong which consists of wealthy families, every member of whom is interested in defending a common treasure; it is weak when composed of scattered individuals, to whom it matters little whether they obey seven or one, a Russian or a Corsican, so long as each keeps his own plot of land, blind in their wretched egotism, to the fact that the day is coming when this too will be torn from them.
Honore de Balzac