Luc de Clapiers Quotes

Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.

Luc de Clapiers

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: August 6, 1715 - May 28, 1747

Topics

MenPeopleFeelEnoughSometimes

We function in a pack mentality. This is our tribe. And this is how we are exploited - sold a bill of goods and a household of products.

Joey Skaggs

TribeProductsMentalityFunction

I'm smart and I can be really funny and interesting and I can go toe-to-toe with anybody in a conversation.

Megan Fox

FunnySmartInterestingConversation

Afghanistan is going to be here a long time, and what's critical is that Afghanistan's relationship with its neighbors are, to the maximum extent they can be, constructive and operationally useful.

John R. Allen

RelationshipTimeLongLong Time

It was a tough year for me, '89, losing two Slam finals and losing another five finals. It wasn't until I won the Masters, or what's now called the ATP Finals, that things changed again. Suddenly I won seven tournaments in 1990 and became No. 1.

Stefan Edberg

LosingMeToughYearNowTwo

I think, honestly, that a lot of people think I'm sad and dark all the time, because of the music I have made. But there's a huge part of my personality that's really energetic, outgoing and goofy.

Skylar Grey

MusicSadTimePersonalityPeople

It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging.

Shirley Manson

IntegrityIntelligenceYourselfTry

I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me.

Tori Amos

ChildMeMomBeenEmancipation

Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind.

Mikhail Gorbachev

LifeBetterFirstSeekMankind

I sure love Ireland. The first trip I ever made was last year when I did this record in Dublin.

Michael W. Smith

LoveYearFirstLast YearLastSure

I often say that paying off your debt is like dieting. There are no miracle cures; it takes discipline and hard work.

Lisa Madigan

WorkHard WorkDisciplineSayDebt

When he is late for dinner and I know he must be either having an affair or lying dead in the street, I always hope he's dead.

Judith Viorst

HopeDinnerLateKnowStreetLying

Beauty is everything.

Jorja Fox

BeautyEverything

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