Maurice Druon Quotes

I love English. I learned it from the speeches of Winston Churchill.

Maurice Druon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: April 23, 1918 - April 14, 2009

Topics

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They are the most fascinating, intelligent, resourceful, adaptable animals I have ever seen. Grizzlies are a real symbol of true wildness.

Jim Cole

AnimalsTrueIntelligentRealSeen

I'm a matter-of-fact, office-hours writer.

Jim Crace

Writer

For what can war, but endless war, still breed?

John Milton

WarStillEndlessBreed

The only reason I got into movies was because I had no music talent.

John Hughes

MusicTalentMoviesReasonBecause

The standard of 'affordable' housing is that which costs roughly 30 percent or less of a family's income. Because of rising housing costs and stagnant wages, slightly more than half of all poor renting families in the country spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing costs, and at least one in four spends more than 70 percent.

Matthew Desmond

FamilyCountryPoorHousingStagnant

Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you. Pick people who are interested in what you're interested in.

Russell Simmons

YourselfSurround YourselfPeopleYou

Journalism talk is part of the nonstop background noise of American life.

Russell Baker

LifeAmericanJournalismTalkNoise

There's a strong melancholic streak in me.

Miriam Margolyes

MeStrongStreak

I fancy myself as being a fairly competent person.

Lisa Ling

MyselfPersonFancyBeingCompetent

The last thing I would attempt to do is to buy clothes for a child I didn't know well.

Colin Firth

ChildClothesKnowBuyLastWell

Selfishness is a quality and not necessarily a bad thing.

Arjen Robben

QualityBadSelfishnessThing

The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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