Emile Chartier Quotes
There is a future that makes itself and a future we make. The real future is composed of both.
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Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
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So must the writer, whose productions should Take with the vulgar, be of vulgar mould.
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I originally envisioned myself doing something with the suffix 'ology' at the end of it, like marine biology or entomology. But after I started to do some acting gigs, I thought it wasn't a bad thing... I said to myself, 'I might as well keep riding this bus until the wheels fall off.'
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A long iron rod rocketed straight through the very forefront of Phineas Gage's brain. It's kind of an unusual part of the brain: you can suffer pretty severe injuries to it and often walk away from the injury. It's not a part of the brain that's necessarily vital for your biological self. But it is very important for personality.
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No, I got my web site going and said I have the record out. People were just falling on the floor - they couldn't believe it - after all that time. You know, it wasn't a compilation, it was new songs.
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The biggest part of my job now is to quickly develop successors, and around the world I am working to develop new business leaders in the company.
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Drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning. It's a good way to detox and alkalize your body.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.
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The thing about kids is that they express emotion. They don't hold back. If they want to cry, they cry, and if they are in a good mood, they're in a good mood.
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Before I went to New Orleans, I was a little scared of New Orleans. I don't know why. I had only been there a few times. Something about it made me feel nervous, knowing a bit about the history.
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If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey.
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I am very strong. When you have children, you have to be.
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A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.
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France and Germany have the manufacturing and skill base which is useful to us. France is our dependable strategic partner.
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Every sound perceived by the acute ear in the rhythm of the world about us can be represented musically. Some people wish above all to conform to the rules, I wish only to render what I can hear.
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Like John Stuart Mill, he would often begin by stating the other side better than its advocate had stated it himself.
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Today the American knight holds the commercial supremacy of the world.
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I don't actually have problems dealing with corporate situations. There are times I've railed against it, but there are other times when I'm like, 'I'll take your money, no problem.'
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I was a pretty lousy bass player. But the band I was in couldn't find a bass player in our small town and it was more important to have a bass than keyboards, so that's what I did.
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I hope everyone wakes up and appreciates life.
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The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him.
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...and then this amazing creature -to whom no one has ever said 'Shah!' or 'I only hope your children will do the same to you someday!'
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I was good at swimming until everyone started to grow. The best swimmers are really tall with great big shoulders, and that just isn't us. But then a big, powerful swimmer isn't going to be so good on the bike and the run.
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There is a future that makes itself and a future we make. The real future is composed of both.
