David Foenkinos Quotes
We may finally ask ourselves whether coincidence really does exist. Maybe everybody we run into is walking around near us with the undying hope of meeting us? To think of it, it's a fact that they often seem out of breath.
Quotes to Explore
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I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.
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In 1995, I founded a storytelling program for children called Neighborhood Bridges in collaboration with the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, which is 15 elementary schools in the Twin Cities.
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I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there.
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Is anything, in all respects, so influential as consideration? Does it not, by a kindly anticipation, create the divisions of the active life itself, in a manner rehearsing and arranging beforehand what has to be done?
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Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and all I possess in my power to serve the people of Nigeria and humanity.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
I think less than people think I do about politics. I care about writing.
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When I was in South Africa, I was meeting with people who never heard of Lego bricks. And yet, when I was like, 'Here they are,' they immediately got it. They saw the appeal, were snapping bricks and creating their little creations right there immediately.
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I think many people are finding things I do very funny and strange.
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I'm not an easygoing guy as a director.
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I'm going to say my favorite thing is to eat salads, and I'll be like the altar boy.
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I love acting but I also love writing, especially comedy.
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In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.
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I am fascinated with religion or things that people believe in and question that. I think it's interesting.
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I'll invent a lie. Ricky Gervais has done anything interesting since 'The Office'. There's a lie right there.
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The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.
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I love an iPad game of Scrabble.
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Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
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It is always challenging bowling abroad - you don't get much spin, bounce. You do get bounce, but you don't get sideways spin. It is always drifting kind of spin you get.
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My dad was always busy. You would pop round for a cup of tea, and within minutes you would see him walking past with a step-ladder. He was always fixing things.
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The power numbers are nice, but I'm most pleased that I've been consistent. Home runs come from having a consistent approach .
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Life is not the mountaintops, it's the walking in between.
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Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.
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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
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We may finally ask ourselves whether coincidence really does exist. Maybe everybody we run into is walking around near us with the undying hope of meeting us? To think of it, it's a fact that they often seem out of breath.
