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Anatole France Quotes

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Think Honest Merchant Bargain

I move between the two: I write an adult novel, and then I write a children's book. I quite enjoy that. It's a nice change of pace each time.

Change Children Time Book Enjoy Two

You are the only person who can sell you, so you do spend a lot of time in your job by yourself everyday.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Time Job Yourself You Person Sell

After a couple of years in a professional setting, you'll get used to dressing presentably, preparing for meetings, speaking appropriately, showing up on time, writing professional correspondence, etc.

Time Writing Meetings Showing Up You

There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no reason at all - it'll be ten o'clock and they'll tell you it's nine. You're looking at the clock and you can't even fathom why they're lying. They just lie because that's what they do.

Good Lie People Looking Good People

Tackling the environment should not be a licence to lecture people, because they have no excuse not to exercise, or eat their fruit and vegetables. Nannying - at least among adults - is likely to be counterproductive. Providing information is empowering; lecturing people is not. So, no excuses, no nannying.

People Fruit Excuses Information Eat

Not the first half you might have expected, even though the score might suggest that it was.

You First Half Score Even Expected

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can't answer slurs, but I'm here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn't.

Love People Me Think You Go

The premise of insurance is to spread the risk. It's the premise of homeowner's insurance, of car insurance, and of health insurance. It's one reason why it's important to have insurance when you're healthy, so that when you get sick, you won't go sign up just when you get sick, because that increases the cost for everyone.

Car Health Sick Insurance You Go

Once you accept, truly accept, that stuff will happen to you and there is nothing you can do about it, stress miraculously leaves your life.

Life Stress You Nothing Accept Will

For me, the most attractive thing in a man is the ability to make me laugh.

Man Me Laugh Make Me Laugh Ability

Television is so influential that when an audience sees you day-in and day-out there's a certain acceptance that sets in; you're no longer a threatening personality. They become more willing to accept whatever you present.

Personality Acceptance Present You

I am definitely a summer person. Don't get me wrong: I love winter when it's beautiful and sunny - I don't really care about cold - I just hate the grey.

Love Winter Beautiful Hate I Am Me

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