Andre Maurois Quotes

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.

Andre Maurois

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: July 26, 1885 - October 9, 1967

Topics

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Accepting money from the federal government to conduct research places academic inquiry in the service of national interests.

Jill Lepore

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My mother never married my father. She was married to and divorced from another man, then she married and divorced my stepfather and then, ultimately, they ended up getting back together.

Jesse Metcalfe

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The very first time I did standup, I went to an open mike on the Lower East Side at a place that doesn't exist anymore. And it was one of those open mikes that wasn't really just for comedy.

Jessi Klein

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The farmers are older; they are under financial stress to produce more margins, yet they keep getting less.

Joel Salatin

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I'm not that fashion-conscious. A lot of times, when women are appearing to be so perfect, it's because they're a mess underneath.

Meg Tilly

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The good news is, Americans know firsthand the benefits of a free market - more choices, lower prices, higher quality - and there is no reason why we cannot help them see these same benefits in health care.

John Shadegg

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Listen, anyone in the heavyweight division in the top ten, there is no easy fight. I don't care what you say.

Stipe Miocic

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Nothing's really changed since the Harry Potter films came along.

Tom Felton

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I was a very undisciplined person but acting was something that actually motivated me to get up in the morning. I hadn't experienced that before, but it was something that really excited me. I think I could be quite self-conscious and it gave me a release.

Rufus Sewell

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I'm positive and I smile a lot, and I'm kind of a banana, but serious work just seems to find me, so I'm not going to argue with it.

Mireille Enos

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I always think the great thing about shirting is that it goes with jeans, and jeans are probably the most modern, functional garment that ever existed. That is what is so great about shirting - it is an up-play-down-play.

Jonathan Anderson

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I'm here as a product of process of evolution, which doesn't make very many exceptions. And which rates life relatively cheaply.

Christopher Hitchens

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