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Anatole France Quotes

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: french
Birth: April 16, 1844 - October 12, 1924

Topics

Teacher Art Purpose Curiosity Young

Baseball is one of the most beautiful games. It is. It is a very Zen-like game.

Beautiful Baseball Game Games Most

I've learned that being a celebrity is like being a sacrificial lamb. At some point, no matter how high the pedestal that they put you on, they're going to tear you down.

You Down Matter Celebrity High Lamb

Country music tends to be so sentimental and homespun, it's easy to stumble into self-parody, but Haggard has brought a freshness to the themes that places him alongside Hank Williams and Willie Nelson as one of the greatest country music writers.

Music Easy Country Places Him

What excites me is that I'm an ambassador for poetry, which is something that I wholeheartedly believe in and that has been an anchor and a force of stability and consolation throughout my life. I think that's good news.

Life Good Poetry Me Believe Think

I also have a role model back in New Zealand, a woman called Miranda Harcourt. She's an actress and a writer. Her willingness to stay open to material is really great. I read a lot, and I try to watch and listen to diverse material.

Great Woman Back Role Model New Try

I own buildings. I'm a builder; I know how to build. Nobody can build like I can build. Nobody. And the builders in New York will tell you that. I build the best product. And my name helps a lot.

Best New York Name You Buildings

It is clear to me that one of the biggest obstacles we face as human beings is the pain we put ourselves through when we resist and wrestle with our emotions.

Pain Me Obstacles Face Emotions

If you gave me an hour in the day between '09 and '14, I could have told you exactly where I was and what I was doing.

Day Me Doing You Where Between

A girl can wait for the right man to come along but in the meantime that still doesn't mean she can't have a wonderful time with all the wrong ones.

Girl Time Man Wait Wrong She

I've definitely had the long stretches of time in my personal life where I've felt an intense loneliness and a desperation to feel something real and to have something that truly meant something in my life.

Life Time Loneliness Feel My Life

We live in an increasingly sophisticated world that makes it difficult to make simple comments on stuff. There are too many people on both sides of the border who are taking advantage of circumstances and the situation.

Live Simple People World Border

Put your life into it - it's not that hard.

Life Hard Your Put

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