Remy de Gourmont Quotes
To write well, to have style ... is to paint. The master faculty of style is therefore the visual memory. If a writer does not see what he describes-countrysides and figures, movements and gestures-how could he have a style, that is originality?
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There is no rational reason to doubt that the universe has existed indefinitely, for an infinite time. It is only myth that attempts to say how the universe came to be, either four thousand or twenty billion years ago.
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The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
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You can imagine, if somebody's approaching retirement, and all of a sudden the funds that he or she is depending on is depleted by 50% or however many, it gives them a sinking feeling in the pit of their stomach.
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I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
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A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
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For me, family has always come first.
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Your mind is what makes everything else work.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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Western record companies haven't always dealt with African musicians in the best way. Giving them a lot of money and telling them they're going to be bigger than Phil Collins is the wrong way to do it!
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I love sailing but hate cruise ships.
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The day I became a hero, my dream was realised. Everything else is a bonus.
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Sorry, I'm still a dialectical materialist.
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I went to private school my whole life. Growing up in Los Angeles, you're surrounded by not just Connecticut privilege but, like, your-dad's-a-movie-star privilege.
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I've always been attracted to action stuff.
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
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I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
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I am somebody who is constantly hungry to nibble on something.
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I don't need adult supervision.
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Maintaining the relationship. But there's also physical temptation and being on the same spiritual level, which can be difficult.
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I thought I'd miss cursing, but I actually don't. I still feel like I can get my point across without real harsh language.
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The Openbucks Gift Card Payment Network taps into a whole new market of consumers that either by choice or due to limited resources may not have been able to previously buy goods online.
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The founding fathers, in their wisdom, devised a method by which our republic can take one hundred of its most prominent numbskulls and keep them out of the private sector where they might do actual harm.
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I guess what inspires me is when I am watching somebody else do something that really has an impact on me. That inspires me to want to do that in return.
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To write well, to have style ... is to paint. The master faculty of style is therefore the visual memory. If a writer does not see what he describes-countrysides and figures, movements and gestures-how could he have a style, that is originality?
