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Simone Weil Quotes

The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but lest, by a lie, it should persuade itself that it is not hungry.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: french
Birth: February 3, 1909 - August 24, 1943

Topics

Soul Lie Doubt Bread Hungry Danger

I almost should have a shirt made: 'Jill Soloway has changed my life...' Not only changed my life with the opportunity to play Maura, but the opportunity and the responsibility of playing Maura.

Life Opportunity Responsibility Play

When I talk of primordial innocence, I hear it in Sufi music with the nay flute. I see it in Coptic icons, in most traditional art, particularly art of the American Indian. I find the texts extraordinarily beautiful and very childlike and very simple. I've been particularly interested in American Indian texts.

Music Beautiful Art Simple American

Playing for the national team is always an honour. We must make the most of every opportunity.

Opportunity Team Always Playing Must

I think when someone becomes an actor, people say, Aw, you could see it in him when he was little. But I think you can see that quality in every little kid.

Quality People Think Someone You

My mother was married to one of the greatest newsmen of all times. CNN was built out of his idealism and his recognition that, in a global age, we needed greater understanding of the world around us.

Mother Age World Understanding Out

Football is one of those games that definitely relates to life in a lot of ways. Everything can be going good, and just like that, you have a turnover. Things are going south, you're going the opposite direction. How are you going to recover from it? That's the beauty in this game.

Life Good Beauty Football Game You

I wasn't the student body this, student body that. I was not much into running for office.

Body Student Office Running Much

I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf.

Heart Child Keep Jar Shelf

There was a lot of terrible, terrible comedy in the seventies along with 'Fawlty Towers.' It's easy to forget.

Comedy Easy Forget Seventies Along

I really enjoyed my time in Germany but didn't actually win anything.

Roberto Firmino

Time Win Anything My Time Enjoyed

I had a lovely time growing up.

Michael Kiwanuka

Time Growing Up Growing Lovely Up

Benefit your friends; make sure your enemies suffer from being your enemies.

Friends Enemies Suffer Being Sure

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