Simone Weil Quotes

If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe.

Simone Weil

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I've always believed certain things: You treat everybody nicely because, more than anything, it's the right thing to do. And then you also never know when someone will be in position to help you or hurt you. I know I've gotten help from a lot of people who said good things about me because I treated them well.

Jerry Reinsdorf

GoodPeopleMeGood ThingsTreat

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

Maya Angelou

LifeWallPersonModestyDropsSoon

I think that we, as the African-American men in hip-hop, we have a greater responsibly because we have the ears of so many millions of our young people. And they listenin'.

Steve Harvey

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There's nothing better than a team that comes out of nowhere and finds themselves in the World Series.

Tom Glavine

TeamWorldBetterNothingOutThan

I like the new, cool, swinging Justin Timberlake.

Roger Stone

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It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness of the universe. Everything beautiful in the world is within you.

Russell Brand

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I can't even look at daily comic strips. And I hate sitcoms because they don't seem like real people to me: they're props that often say horrible things to each other, which I don't find funny. I have to feel like they're real people.

Roz Chast

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Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

Jean Cocteau

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I never have been insecure, because I see what a waste it is. I know there is a solution to insecurity. I don't tend to be thrown by problems that don't have solutions. And insecurity has a wealth of alternatives.

Drew Barrymore

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I found in my whole career the best thing that can happen to you is that you hear what people want.

Delia Smith

BestPeopleYouCareerWantHappen

There might be the odd person in my family who was an artist down the line, but no one in my immediate family is an actor of any kind.

Chloe Pirrie

FamilyArtistDownPersonKindLine

I would probably work with Drake as he is massively inspirational to me as a writer as well as an artist. If not him, then Susan Boyle!

Conor Maynard

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