Michel de Montaigne Quotes

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.

Michel de Montaigne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SoulKindOthersOverSensesOnce

I don't see myself as a stand-up comic doing cynical, mean-spirited or disrespectful stuff. I'm very aware that I don't like to disrespect people too much.

Tracey Ullman

MyselfPeopleDisrespectDoingSee

I've had failures myself before Uber.

Travis Kalanick

SuccessImmigrationCountryImportant

It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.

Robert Walpole

PatriotismPatriotUpDemandStarts

Compared to some other guys at 205, of course, I'll be a little small. But I've never tried to just physically go for it, bulk up, lift weights.

Luke Rockhold

SmallGoLiftGo For ItNeverUp

We are at a punctuation point in human history where the Industrial Age and institutions have finally come to their logical conclusion. They have essentially run out of gas.

Don Tapscott

AgeHistoryRunHumanOutPoint

I want to play many different characters.

Demi Moore

PlayWantDifferentManyCharacters

By and large, the artistic establishment disapproved of Margaret Thatcher.

Craig Brown

LargeMargaret ThatcherArtistic

When working, my diet degrades to pizza three times a day, because I don't want to distract myself from anything.

Chuck Palahniuk

MyselfDayPizzaDietThreeWant

I belong to no party, and I am militant for no one.

Brigitte Bardot

I AmPartyBelongMilitantAm

People don't care about books. They care about ideas.

Tim O'Reilly

PeopleIdeasCareBooksAbout

Directing? It's an appealing thought, but as far as I can tell, it's a lot of work. Producing is easier. You can tell someone else what to do and then go home.

Timothy Olyphant

WorkHomeThoughtSomeoneYouI Can

In Davos during the WEF, we have government heads like David Cameron, Shinzo Abe, Tony Abbott, and Dilma Rousseff. These are the people who can actually get something done.

Richard Quest

GovernmentPeopleDoneSomethingGet

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