Nicolas Bouvier Quotes
They say that love and tears are learned without any master; and I may say that there is no great need of studying at the court to learn envy and revenge.
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I think the next set of media companies are going to be created on the web and that YouTube is going to be a big part of that.
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If you can shrug off a loss, you can't be a winner.
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If women built the bridges or were meant to build the bridges, then they would have done it.
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A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality.
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I'm not tall enough to be a model, but I wish I was 6-foot, because I love it. It's kind of artsy, and I'm artsy. And I love clothes.
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My personal life is also cinema.
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The magic of music is so strong, getting stronger, it should break any shackle of another art.
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The watchdog's voice that bayed the whispering wind,And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind.
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We now to peace and darknessAnd earth and thee restoreThy creature that thou madestAnd wilt cast forth no more.
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In France, I am the fifth artisan to produce his own chocolate, and the others have been doing it for a long time.
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People often ask me if my parents helped me. My mother did lend me $10 to register the domain name.
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One of the things that you have trouble with politicians, particularly in Washington, is when you get mad at them and you can't touch them; you can't punch them; you can't yell at them.
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I am not old, - I cannot be old, Though tottering, wrinkled, and gray ; Though my eyes are dim, and my marrow is cold, Call me not old to-day.
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Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly.
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... Love is heaven and claims its own.
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Greatest sin of man kind: neglect to use his greatest asset.
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I forget nothing and then, one day, there will be revenge. Innocence isn't exactly everywhere. But I will say innocence also takes you far in photography.
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All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. If you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them. If you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them. The Master is above the people, and no one feels oppressed. She goes ahead of the people, and no one feels manipulated. The whole world is grateful to her. Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her.
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My God, how can anyone ever be a master of music?
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We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.
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They say that love and tears are learned without any master; and I may say that there is no great need of studying at the court to learn envy and revenge.
