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Jean de la Bruyere Quotes

Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.

Jean de la Bruyere

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: french
Birth: 1645 - 1696

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As a child, I felt that the Indian part of me was unacknowledged, and therefore somehow negated, by my American environment and vice versa. Growing up, I was impatient with my parents for being so different, holding on to India the way they did, and always making me feel like I had to make a choice of which way I would go.

Child Parents Me Growing Up American

I was a reporter for Gannett and the 'N.Y. Daily News' covering Gov. Mario Cuomo's dance with presidential races in both 1988 and 1991.

Daily Dance News Reporter Both

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Appreciate Others Us Who Like Those

If I can get Me out of the way, I can do anything.

Me I Can Way Out Anything Get

There are few words in the music business or in art that I'll say people or some writers are overgenerous with words like 'legend' or 'genius', 'he's a pioneer' and all of that.

Business Music Art Words People Say

I wanted the collection for Target to reinterpret all the must-haves of Stella McCartney for winter and to make my designs more accessible to a wider audience in Australia.

Stella McCartney

Winter Target Australia More Make

If you're not adventurous,, you're not really living, I think... especially in college.

Spencer Grammer

College Think You Living Adventurous

The use of military force against Iran would be very dangerous. It would be very provocative. The only thing worse would be Iran being a nuclear power.

Power Dangerous Nuclear Power Against

If you are willing to say something about someone, you should be willing to say it on Twitter, to their face, whatever.

Face Someone You Say Whatever About

For years, I've had a hankering for the portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis. Franklin is credited with so many inventions: the postal system, lightning rods, the constitution. He was a rock star before there was such a thing.

Constitution Rock Star Portrait Rock

I like to write songs about what's happening, what I see around me and what I hear.

Me Write See I See Songs Happening

My job is to write opinions. I decide cases and write opinions. It is not to respond to idiocy and critics who make statements that are unfounded. That doesn't mean that people shouldn't have constructive criticisms, but it should be constructive.

Clarence Thomas

Job People Opinions Mean Write Who

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