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Michel de Montaigne Quotes

A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.

Michel de Montaigne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: french
Birth: February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592

Topics

Man Wise Wise Man Never Anything He

The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the age.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Age Science Credit Never Always Due

I wasn't allowed to watch regular television when I was growing up, only PBS, so I watched 'Masterpiece Theatre' and a lot of Jane Austen. I loved stories where the girl is attracted to a man and it looks like it's not going to work out.

Jennifer Coolidge

Work Girl Man Growing Up Theatre

I'm a secretive bastard. I would never let anybody watch me painting... it would be like somebody watching you have sex - painting is that personal to me.

Me Painting You Sex Personal Never

I love bugs. And as the first person to popularize their eating in America, I take special pride in seeing their appreciation soar.

Love Appreciation Eating Pride Soar

By the Obama administration's reasoning, it would be constitutionally permissible to make Americans purchase nearly any product (broccoli, gym membership) that improved their health and thereby contributed to lower health-care costs.

Health Gym Product Membership Would

You test yourself. That's what real fighters do.

Yourself You Test Real Fighters

I do not separate my job and my personal life; therefore, I never work and never rest.

Life Work Job Rest Personal Never

Since I had the baby I can't tolerate anything violent or sad, I saw the Matrix and I had my eyes closed through a lot of it, though I didn't need to. I would peek, and then think, oh OK, I can see that.

Sad Eyes Baby Think I Can Need

One of the things you realize when you have a health crisis in your immediate family is that life does not stop so that you can go through that experience.

Life Family Health Experience You

Spiderman was my favorite comic book character growing up. I'm a geek, so I love the fact Peter Parker is into science. And I gravitate towards short guys. I'm 5' 9" now, but in junior high, I got picked on because I was 4' 8".

Love Character Science Growing Up Up

I'm definitely stereotyped, and I'm very okay with that.

Okay Very Definitely

I think the fact that I grew up in show business had a real effect on my personality. If you were born in New York during the golden age of television, and you grew up on Broadway, that marks you.

Christopher Walken

Business Age Personality New York

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