Andre Maurois Quotes

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

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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I remember the first time I walked on that stage. Maxine and I were just a duet at the time, and we walked on that stage and did 'Looking Back to See.' Ernest Tubb introduced us at the time. I remember my knees were shaking.

Jim Ed Brown

TimeLooking BackLookingRemember

Dad was a great advocate for social justice and a very quiet advocate of the essential Labor values.

Joan Kirner

GreatJusticeValuesQuietLabor

Shaping the future is what drives me. Since I left politics, I'm very much interested in emerging markets.

Jenny Shipley

FuturePoliticsMeLeftInterested

It's important for women to embrace their beauty and sexuality. Females are victimized and made to feel ashamed of their bodies, or they can't be smart and beautiful, and I try to work against that.

Melina Matsoukas

WorkBeautyWomenBeautifulSmart

I had very few friends. We always ate dinner with our parents. We didn't want to go out. American adolescence was a lot wilder than I would have felt comfortable with.

Maya Lin

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It's pretty challenging in a small country to develop a business school with a world-class reputation because of the problem of attracting a critical mass of top-class researchers.

John Quelch

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When you are having fun and creating something you love, it shows in the product. So when a woman is sifting through a rack of clothes, somehow that piece of clothing that you had so much fun designing speaks to her; she responds to it and buys it. I believe you can actually transfer that energy to material things as you're creating them.

Tom Ford

LoveWomanFunHaving FunEnergy

Clearly, when you win everything, it's fun. That doesn't necessarily mean you love the game more.

Roger Federer

LoveFunWinGameYouMean

I played a killer twice. Once on 'Matlock,' on Andy Griffith's show, I got to play the killer.

Dick Van Dyke

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Kids go through a stage where they love dinosaurs - boy or girl.

Colin Trevorrow

LoveGirlGoBoyStageDinosaurs

Some of the things I've done are really special.

Pedro Martinez

DoneSpecialThingsSomeReally

It's important to know when your work is done.

Mark V. Hurd

WorkKnowDoneImportantYour

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