Claude Adrien Helvetius Quotes
There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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A chicken grows up in a little less time than an ostrich. An ostrich takes a whole year. A chicken takes a few months.
Jack Horner
My father went to work every day, and it's my job to go to work, too. Some days will be good, some won't be so good, but I have to go to work.
Ted Danson
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Sallust
I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.
Edith Wharton
Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.
Kate Winslet
I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.
Yoko Ono
I always felt a little worm inside me: 'Now you need to write a novel with a woman protagonist.'
Carlos Fuentes
I see myself more as an action director. All right, I do enjoy intense, bloodthirsty action but I like to blend and cross genres. I don't want to be too predictable.
Neil Marshall
Value-first is a perception. If your customer does not perceive it as value, then it's not very valuable.
Jeffrey Gitomer
I never thought I would really like to be on television, and the story of me getting into it was quite lucky, really, just a series of chance encounters. So I am not exactly putting myself across as a celebrity, although people might perceive me that way.
Louis Theroux
Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one’s own and that of other people.
Leon Trotsky
There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.
Claude Adrien Helvetius