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Joseph de Maistre Quotes

Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to risk the torments of the afterlife for the smallest pleasure.

Joseph de Maistre

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: diplomat
Nationality: french
Birth: April 1, 1753 - February 26, 1821

Topics

Eyes Day Man Every Day Risk Things

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

John F. Kennedy

Freedom Path War Choose Surrender

Everybody's for democracy in principle. It's only in practice that the thing gives rise to stiff objections.

Meg Greenfield

Practice Democracy Rise Principle

Making films is sort of like you're pulling off a magic trick. It's sort of like an illusion. It's not real but you want it to appear real, and all kinds of things go into that, from the clothes you're wearing to the make-up, to the light.

Jeff Bridges

Light Magic Clothes You Illusion Go

Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world.

Metta World Peace

Together Youth World Inspire Name

People across the nation know Montana as 'Big Sky Country' or the 'Last Best Place' thanks to our stunning landscapes, blue-ribbon trout streams, and welcoming communities. Fewer people recognize that Montana has one of the most competitive business climates to go along with our exceptional quality of life.

Steve Bullock

Life Business Best Quality Sky Know

Sometimes, I wonder where we older women fit into the social scheme of things once nest-building has lost its charm.

Sue Hubbell

Women Wonder Lost Sometimes Charm

I was inspired by the Hole in the Wall project, where a computer with an internet connection was put in a Delhi slum. When the slum was revisited after a month, the children of that slum had learned how to use the worldwide web.

Sugata Mitra

Children Internet Connection Wall

Since Social Security faces a large gap between what it promises younger workers and what it can afford to pay them, private savings will likely need to play a larger role in retirement planning for younger workers.

Ron Lewis

Promises Planning Retirement Security

Unfair trade agreements, passed by both Republicans and Democrats, have sent millions of jobs to other countries. We need to stop this hemorrhaging and find ways for American workers to compete in the new market.

Russ Feingold

American Find Stop New Unfair Need

I grew up in Oregon, so there was always a lot of that folksy, Bob Marley stuff. There was a mural of Bob Marley on a wall at my high school.

Mat Kearney

School High School Wall Always High

I rode with four street-clothes cops in the East Village. I spent six weeks riding with them every day - in street clothes, with a vest underneath.

Jason Wiles

Day Clothes Every Day Village Street

Wall Street has come to America's heartland, really. The only thing missing are the skyscrapers, you know?

Dennis Quaid

America You Wall Know Street Come