Jean de la Bruyere Quotes

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

Jean de la Bruyere

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PowerSpeakDangerousAliveFlattery

Embryonic stem cell research will prolong life, improve life and give hope for life to millions of people.

Jim Ramstad

LifeHopePeopleResearchWillGive

The feeling of being accepted and acknowledgement and recognition and fame - I'm vain like everybody else. The feeling of achievement that I've helped the poor or somebody in need far outweighs the money.

Joe Jamail

MoneyAchievementRecognitionFeeling

This act demonstrates graphically a turning away the past and moving ahead. You now get to refresh your time in a friendly way by running with the watch instead of against it or away from it.

Joe Henderson

TimePastMovingYouAheadWay

I don't care how handsome or fabulous or funny the groom is, or how sweet and accommodating the bride, or vice versa. Marriage is hard.

Jenna McCarthy

FunnyMarriageSweetBrideHandsome

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.

Anais Nin

ArtCultureWritingYouCryWrite

Why do I hate Obamacare? Because it is a blast against freedom. It is a socialist program which will not work. It hasn't worked anywhere in the world. It will be repealed.

John Raese

WorkFreedomHateWorldWhyWill

You think your congressman is working all day to get you a job? He may want to. He or she is probably not a bad person. They probably want to do the right thing. But they can't.

Steven Van Zandt

DayJobDo The Right ThingThinkYou

Never break your putter and your driver in the same round or you're dead.

Tommy Bolt

YouDeadNeverSameBreakDriver

People who wander are nicer to be with. Movement militates against hoarding possessions and against bigotry, because you are constantly moving across boundaries and having to negotiate with people.

Robyn Davidson

PeopleMovingYouWanderMovement

A lot of times when you're an investor, it's very easy to lean back and say, 'Well, people should come to me in Silicon Valley.' YC has the opposite opinion.

Michael Seibel

PeopleMeOpinionEasyYouBack

Themes don't change very much in story telling, and I think each writer has his or her own territory; however, I think craft and style take a lot of time to develop. I don't think there's any other way to develop your own style without reading your betters.

Min Jin Lee

ChangeTimeStyleReadingThinkWay

I took a lot of pride, honestly, in hiring these young guys, that not only to become future head coaches, but I wanted young guys that could help me - guys that can coach, guys that could study, guys that loved it, that would do it for nothing. That's how I got into coaching with the 49ers when John McVay hired me.

Jon Gruden

FutureMePrideLovedHelpYoung

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