Michel de Montaigne Quotes

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

Michel de Montaigne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodIntelligenceBrainOthersOur

People don't think the struggles gay people have are worth talking about because everyone's decided that we're all equals now. Those struggles are much more subtle now. But the weight of being different does carry on.

Andrew Haigh

PeopleBeing DifferentThinkTalking

A lot of people have asked me to do answer phone messages for them.

Andy Serkis

PeopleMePhoneAnswerThemAsked

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

John Perry Barlow

TechnologyInternetCensorshipAround

I work virtually every waking hour.

Alvin Toffler

WorkHourEveryWakingVirtually

It's impossible to explain to people who you are in a five-minute interview on TV.

Ludivine Sagnier

PeopleImpossibleYouExplainWho

I would never write something that made me uncomfortable. I'm not sure it's even possible.

Lori Foster

MeUncomfortablePossibleNeverSure

Have you noticed that life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively in newspapers?

Jean Anouilh

LifeYouFabulousAlmostHappens

I love the outdoor festival feeling. When I'm on stage, it's very gratifying to watch people on the lawns enjoying the music with a glass of wine.

Joshua Bell

LoveMusicPeopleWineFeelingVery

Lest those islands still seem to you too remote in space and time to be relevant to our modern societies, just think about the risks... of our increasing globalization and increasing worldwide economic interdependence.

Jared Diamond

TimeRisksSpaceThinkYouModern

I hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say 'yes, women can.'

Dilma Rousseff

WomenHopeLittle GirlsLookSay

If you wanna be your own boss, you gotta work your way up - have the skills.

Courtney A. Kemp

WorkBossYouSkillsWayOwn

Expressing truth is hard work.

Timothy Noah

WorkHard WorkTruthTruth IsHard

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