Jean Rostand Quotes

I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books.

Jean Rostand

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: October 30, 1894 - September 4, 1977

Topics

RealityHonestBooksLiesJargon

A death from a long illness is very different from a sudden death. It gives you time to say goodbye and time to adjust to the idea that the beloved will not be with you anymore.

Meghan O'Rourke

TimeDeathGoodbyeLongYouSay

First of all it's usually women who run these higher primate sanctuaries, rarely men. They are white. They come from privileged backgrounds. They are educated.

Russell Banks

WomenMenWhiteRunFirstEducated

After adding trillions to the debt on big-government policies most Americans didn't ask for and which we couldn't afford, Democratic leaders say they need more money, which they intend to take from small business, even though small businesses create the majority of new jobs.

Mitch McConnell

BusinessMoneySmallCreateNewSay

There is a natural link between the effective running of my businesses and the effective direction of philanthropic funds. I apply business principles to my philanthropic work so that maximum value is given to the causes I support.

Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi

WorkBusinessValueSupportNatural

We were not meant to mask ourselves before our fellow-beings, but to be, through our human forms, true and clear utterances of the spirit within. Since God gave us these bodies, they must have been given us as guides to Him and revealers of Him.

Lucy Larcom

GodMaskTrueSpiritHumanWithin

It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships.

Lois Frankel

InterestingWashingtonRelationships

Now I have children of my own. They ask their mother what will I be. Will I be handsome, will I be rich?

Jay Livingston

MotherChildrenRichHandsomeMy Own

Digital books and other texts are increasingly coming under the control of distributors and other gatekeepers rather than readers and libraries.

Jonathan Zittrain

ControlDigitalComingBooksReaders

Peter Lucas and I live in Durham but spend a great of time in North Wales, where we have a cottage in the mountains, and in Vermont, USA, with my sister - who is a children's writer married to a poet.

Anne Stevenson

LiveChildrenGreatTimeMountains

I try not to assign labels to myself. Sometimes I shop in the plus section, and sometimes I don't. I feel we attach too much significance to labels, and ultimately, it doesn't really matter.

Philomena Kwao

MyselfFeelToo MuchSometimesTry

If you think about it, everything we do in life is set to some kind of music.

Peabo Bryson

LifeMusicThinkYouKindSet

It's cool to go to a place that has posters up and it's one night only. It feels more special.

Todd Barry

CoolNightPlaceGoSpecialMore

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