Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Quotes

When I need a word and do not find it in French, I select it from other tongues, and the reader has either to understand or translate me. Such is my fate.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: April 1, 1755 - February 2, 1826

Topics

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Some people feel affronted when something they thought to be true doesn't happen. If that's the case, then your sense of risk is much higher, and that leads to risk aversion. You need to be able to be comfortable in uncertainty.

Jim Mattis

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I like to think my sense of humor is sort of smart and dumb at the same time. I like to work on multiple levels - smart and dumb, funny and sad, profound and mundane, cynical and hopeful.

Robert Lopez

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The problem... is emblematic of what hasn't changed during the equal opportunity revolution of the last 20 years. Doors opened; opportunities evolved. Law, institutions, corporations moved forward. But many minds did not.

Anna Quindlen

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It's all about persevering. You know you're going to be tested. If you keep your eyes fixed on Christ, He's going to reward you.

Steve Alford

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I think when you're a fan of music - at least the way I've been a fan to artists that have really touched me - you're with them for the long haul. They might do things that you don't understand or agree with, but I think I've always tried to hold my judgment and give them the space to do what they need to do.

Matisyahu

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If you ask another competitor, they may tell you they felt very competitive towards me. But I can tell you that my biggest competition was myself. There's only so much you can do, right? There is only so much energy that one has. My focus was on how do I get the best out of myself.

Michelle Kwan

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I had some really incredible people who mentored me and gave me things I never got from my parents.

Misty Copeland

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I like analyzing human behavior. It's complex. That's what keeps me going.

Julia Stiles

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I write what I'm interested in.

Lisa See

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I was trying to create products to complement the pop-up blocker. All these people were giving me their credit cards. I figured I could sell them something else.

Jon Oringer

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I played myself in an Aziz Ansari comedy, and that was funny to see how they saw me... flowing scarves and a flourish of pink! Eek!

Colin Salmon

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I love Glen Campbell. He never gets a mention.

Brian Setzer

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