Simone Weil Quotes

There can be a true grandeur in any degree of submissiveness, because it springs from loyalty to the laws and to an oath, and not from baseness of soul.

Simone Weil

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I never know what's going to move me. I'm always surprised. And it's always a mystery to the people who work with me.

Jodie Foster

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I hate those unrealistic goals that people place on women. It's just not right. It took us nine months to have our babies and put on this weight. I gained 55 pounds with my daughter, so I get it. It's tough. But you can't just pop out a baby and expect to be the size you were before. It just doesn't work like that.

Jessie James Decker

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The 1920s brought not only the Charleston but the flat chest.

Robert Gottlieb

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I'm an independent fashion house.

Matthew Williamson

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I've never felt nervous in front of big crowds and in big stadiums.

Andy Murray

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I loved 'Carol.' I thought it was a beautiful film.

RuPaul

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One reason Cassavetes is a hero to me is that his movies grew with him; they reflected the stages of his life. He made movies about where he was at that time. That's what I want to do with my films.

Derek Cianfrance

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Being in Silicon Valley makes me strict when it comes to my children's technology use. I am surrounded by it all day, so I try to avoid it when I get home. I set screen-time limits, because I think it's good to diversify activities.

Anne Wojcicki

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As a young girl, football is where I met the people who, to this day, are my best friends. It is also where I began to learn about the important relationship between hard work, teamwork, and fun.

Ali Krieger

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Each time I think I've created time for myself, along comes a throwback to disrupt my private space.

Wole Soyinka

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It's my mission to sue the MPAA and take them down. I don't know how to go about doing that. But to me, it seems like it's something that has to be taken care of.

Seth Rogen

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Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable. I find everything wonderful and nothing miraculous. I reverence the body. I avoid first causes like the plague.

Norman Douglas

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