Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Quotes

I will only observe, that that ethereal sense - sight, and touch, which is at the other extremity of the scale, have from time acquired a very remarkable additional power.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PowerTimeWillTouchSightSense

Broadway has always been a dream of mine.

Jessica Chastain

DreamAlwaysBroadwayMineBeen

Scotland has chosen to remain in partnership with our neighbours in the U.K. But Scotland is distinct, and colleagues must recognise that.

Johann Lamont

ColleaguesPartnershipMustChosen

Ever since grammar school, I knew I wanted to be famous - I always wanted to be a singer.

Jennifer Hudson

SchoolFamousGrammarAlwaysSinger

The average attention span of the modern human being is about half as long as whatever you're trying to tell them.

Meg Rosoff

TryingLongAttentionYouHuman

I don't think I ever got parts that interested me. Well, I did occasionally, but more often than not, they did not interest me.

Maureen O'Sullivan

MeThinkMoreInterestGotWell

I was pretty much tap dancing for attention from a very early age.

Sia

AgeAttentionEarlyDancingPretty

Ezra Klein gets under my skin. He seems to spout the party line.

Mickey Kaus

I think if you see that no one is going to laugh at you for it, I think the concept of living nicely will be infectious. I believe there is room for the absence of cynicism.

Mitch Leigh

BelieveThinkLaughYouLivingWill

Some years ago there was a study to discover the most stressful occupation. It turned out not to be the head of a large business, football manager or prime minister, but rather: bus driver.

Jonathan Sacks

BusinessFootballManagerStudyHead

When I'm 60, maybe, I'll look at my pile of papers and wonder, What really happened that year?

Christa McAuliffe

YearLookWonderHappenedMaybe

The animation of the canvas is one of the hardest problems of painting.

Alfred Sisley

PaintingProblemsCanvasAnimation

In features, we're languid: we shoot one or two scenes over, like, three days. In TV, the pace is so different. You're shooting ten scenes a day, going way into the future or way back into the past. It's complete madness, and I'm just trying to keep up with this really electric pace.

Priyanka Chopra

FutureDayPastMadnessTryingYou

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