Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: June 28, 1712 - July 2, 1778

Topics

KnowledgeDesirePleasureTakeBeing

While we do not ask for accolades, we must defend ourselves from repeated public attacks.

Andrew Thomas

AskDefendMustOurselvesPublic

Mistakes are acceptable if they're the result of moving forward.

Andrew Yang

MistakesMoving ForwardMovingResult

The truth is that at the White House and in Congress, you are as likely to find sympathy for animal issues among Republicans as among Democrats.

Matthew Scully

TruthAnimalSympathyTruth IsYou

As a European filmmaker, you can not make a genre film seriously. You can only make a parody.

Michael Haneke

YouSeriouslyFilmmakerFilmOnly

For years, kids have been asking me what's the greatest superpower. I always say luck. If you're lucky, everything works. I've been lucky.

Stan Lee

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Bray is where I live; it's a seaside resort. It's a nice place to walk up there and stuff, on the coast. There's crosses along on top of it.

Tristan MacManus

LiveWalkPlaceNiceTopUp

I feel so lucky to have been in a group where it was a real band. This wasn't a singer and guitar player and some other guys.

Robbie Robertson

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I don't want impersonators playing our music badly.

Roger Taylor

MusicWantPlayingOurBadly

Before you could actually have face-lifts, they would pull your skin around the back of your head with rubber bands, where they would tape it. And then you'd have to wear a wig over it to hide the rubber bands. It was not the most comfortable.

Rob Lowe

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The night sky in Egypt is a swirling mass of stars so bright and numerous the sky seems to tremble with the ice-blue weight of them.

Rosemary Mahoney

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You have 15-20 years of work for that one throw, that one moment. And I was like, 'Okay, Lord, this is it - you told me I had the victory. So this is the time to show me'. And I'm going to give it all I have because this is my last throw in the Olympics.

Michelle Carter

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I like the comedians that go into detail and tell longer stories.

Michael Showalter

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