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Power, after love, is the first source of happiness.

Stendhal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: January 23, 1783 - March 23, 1842

Topics

LoveHappinessPowerLove IsFirst

I went to public school, and I didn't do well in school. And it wasn't until, actually, I got into school at Juilliard - it was the first time in my life that I thought, 'Oh, maybe I'm not stupid,' because I was so inspired and passionate about what I was learning, and it was the first time in my life I had felt that.

Jessica Chastain

LifeLearningTimeSchoolStupid

As Members of Congress and people of conscience, we must work to overcome the indifference and distortions of history, and ensure that future generations know what happened.

Jerry Costello

WorkFutureHistoryPeopleKnow

If you're going to be an entertainer, entertain thoroughly. If you're going to make a scary movie, scare people well.

Andrew Bryniarski

PeopleYouScaryGoingWellMovie

Market leadership can translate directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater capital velocity, and correspondingly stronger returns on invested capital.

Jeff Bezos

LeadershipStrongerRevenueMarket

For Obama to save himself, he should be thinking about the example of an unlikely Republican predecessor: Richard Nixon.

John Podhoretz

ThinkingRepublicanExampleSaveHe

There is no correlation between a weak IPO market and an impact on early-stage VCs.

Steve Jurvetson

ImpactWeakMarketBetween

I first met Susan Sontag in spring 1976 when she was recovering from cancer surgery and needed someone to help type her correspondence. I had been recommended by the editors of 'The New York Review of Books,' where I'd worked as an editorial assistant.

Sigrid Nunez

New YorkSpringSomeoneHelpNew

I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.

Tracy Chapman

WritingGuitarUpSongsEvenBefore

You can't sow an apple seed and expect to get an avocado tree. The consequences of your life are sown in what you do and how you behave.

Tom Shadyac

LifeTreeSeedYouAppleExpect

I love to meet my fans, and after every show I usually hang out for a few hours, talking to my fans, signing autographs, and selling T-shirts.

Tommy Chong

LoveTalkingSellingMeetOutFans

Even the simplest things, I'm guilty of making really bad decisions a lot of the time.

Michelle Williams

TimeDecisionsBadGuiltyThings

I'm no day at the beach. And if it is a beach, it's Hampton Beach. Ever been there? It's not nice.

Denis Leary

BeachDayNiceBeenEverHampton

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