Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle Quotes

Nothing can be more destructive to ambition, and the passion for conquest, than the true system of astronomy. What a poor thing is even the whole globe in comparison of the infinite extent of nature!

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle

• Passion
• Ambition
• Comparison
• Astronomy

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• When I took my first job, I was among only a handful of women. It was isolating at times. My love for technology kept me going, and I got to where I am today driven by my passion and self confidence.

  

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• No matter what, you've got to always follow your passion in life and always keep learning.

  

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• My mum was a nurse, and her passion was geriatric care. I used to love listening to the old people's stories in her nursing home and picturing myself in their place. They'd say, 'I went to school in a horse and cart,' and I'd just think 'Wow!' I'd picture myself in their place - acting was a natural progression.

  

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• Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.

  

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• I might cook occasionally, but I'm not a good cook. That's not my passion.

  

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• Hackney at certain epochs has given itself suburban airs and graces, before being slapped down and consigned once more to the dump bin of aborted ambition.

  

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• It is your passion that empowers you to be able to do that thing you were created to do.

  

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• Never give up, have the passion. Don't be afraid.

  

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• It always amazes me when I see young people with raw talent and passion.

  

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• Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.

  

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• Having passion does not mean you have to descend into bickering and fighting.

  

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• That's a part that's always a challenge for athletes: trying to keep the passion alive while knowing it's still your job. There's no question that at some point, probably sooner rather than later, I'll be pretty burned out. And when that time comes, then I'll take a step back and take a look at it and see if I want to keep going.

  

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• All facts prove that the Saenuri Party is a group of traitors who stoop to any infamy to realize its ambition to seize power.

  

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• Accidents on big mountains happen when people's ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.

  

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• My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

  

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• I believe there is no one Principle, which predominates in human Nature so much in every Stage of Life, from the Cradle to the Grave, in Males and females, old and young, black and white, rich and poor, high and low, as this Passion for Superiority.

  

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• I sang throughout school, and it was always my passion. For whatever reason, acting took the front seat, but all of the projects that I've been doing seem to have some sort of musical element to them.

  

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• I can smell burning flesh … and I hope to God it's human.

  

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• I feed off the crowd a lot. I love to see their faces, singing the words. I feed off their emotions. I want to give that back to them. I want God to speak through me to the crowd. I want to get them excited about their faith. I always want to give it my heart and soul.

  

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• Painting and illustration cannot be mixed—one cannot merge from one into the other.

  

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• Nothing can be more destructive to ambition, and the passion for conquest, than the true system of astronomy. What a poor thing is even the whole globe in comparison of the infinite extent of nature!

  

  Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
  • Passion
  • Ambition
  • Comparison