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Joseph de Maistre Quotes

It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them.

Joseph de Maistre

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Man Curious Create Difficulties Them

From the time I sang my first solo in church when I was probably 12 years old, I was bitten by the bug. From that point on, I never wanted to do anything else.

Time Church Never First Anything

I am always writing. It is not always good, but if I am writing, I am usually happy.

Good I Am Happy Writing Always Am

When I was a boy living in Edinburgh in Scotland, especially in December, when the hours of daylight were few, and it was cold, and often wet, I used to dream of escaping to a tropical magic kingdom.

Cold Magic Dream Living Boy Wet

I grew up in Baltimore, which is, you know, a city of extremes certainly, but my parents were very conservative. But they made me feel safe, and even though they were mortified at what I was doing, they encouraged it. I think because they thought, what else could I do?

Parents City Me Think Thought Doing

Social and economic policies constructed around the male breadwinner model have always disadvantaged women.

Stephanie Coontz

Women Always Social Economic Model

I've started to believe that the agency business is a great ingredient of a much bigger business - more than just what typical advertising agencies have done.

Business Great Advertising Believe

Before 'Lost Boy,' I was singing, doing six-second covers on Vine, working part-time and in school, but music was always my true love.

Love Music True Love School Singing

I simply want to take a break and catch my breath. But I also think that, sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is to deliberately keep some time free and see what the world throws at you.

Time World Free Think You Sometimes

I never had an issue with gender.

Gender Never Issue Had

The more interesting the 9-to-5 work is, the more it takes away from my real work, which is writing.

Work Writing Interesting More Real

Yeah, trust is earned. To a degree, it just comes with time.

Jason Winston George

Time Trust Degree Earned Just Yeah

We didn't have a TV because we didn't have a whole lot of money. My parents would have their friends over - their friends who thought, 'How can you live without a TV?'

Live Money Parents Thought Friends

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