Axelle Lemaire Quotes
Our eyes continue to see for a few nanoseconds an image that is not there anymore, which helps the brain to make sense of the flow of information it catches. Maybe that's what's happening to some entrepreneurs and VCs who have not yet grasped all the essential changes that have been happening in the French environment, and are seeing it as it used to be rather than as it is now! Today's France is business-friendly.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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I hate being asked how I met my husband and very personal questions like that. I don't like that. People are too nosey. Intelligent questions I like, but sometimes people ask such silly, dopey ones.
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A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
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In Hinduism, Shiva is a deity who represents transformation. Through destruction and restoration, Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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Our research is so complex that the resources of a single region of the world are no longer enough - both intellectually and economically, it must be a global effort.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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If you look over the course of a hundred years, I think the gradual erosion of the consensus that's held our country together is probably more serious than a few bearded terrorists who fly into buildings.
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There is no link between the terror attacks of Daesh and the dress of a woman on the beach.
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I try to be unafraid of making a fool of myself.
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It's always fun to play someone who is a little off. Normal is a little boring.
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Scientists who play by someone else's rules don't have much chance of making discoveries.
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Role-playing isn't storytelling. If the dungeon master is directing it, it's not a game.
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I don't think playing a villain is my greatest talent.
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I think Barcelona and the Spanish national team have been good for soccer because there are a lot of teams that come up playing from the back: with the goalie, the defense, moving up a defender to midfield, playing attacking soccer. I think fans want to see that. They want to see beautiful soccer, a spectacle, and Barcelona does that.
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The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.
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I've been able to do things that allow me to hold my head up and still be popular.
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Oh yes, my generation liked to be in some pain when they read. The harder it was, the more good we believed it was doing us.
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People often say that stress is a motivator. What we're referring to when we say this is really better described as stimulation and engagement.
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We satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds in the name of destiny and in the name of God.
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I buy when other people are selling.
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What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.
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I always play with a very high ponytail so that my hair doesn't bother me.
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Our eyes continue to see for a few nanoseconds an image that is not there anymore, which helps the brain to make sense of the flow of information it catches. Maybe that's what's happening to some entrepreneurs and VCs who have not yet grasped all the essential changes that have been happening in the French environment, and are seeing it as it used to be rather than as it is now! Today's France is business-friendly.
