Joseph de Maistre Quotes

We recognize in a plant some unknown power, a single, form-giving force, which creates and conserves, which moves unwaveringly toward its end, which appropriates what is useful to it and rejects that which would harm it.

Joseph de Maistre

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PowerEndPlantUnknownSingleHarm

I went to public school, and I didn't do well in school. And it wasn't until, actually, I got into school at Juilliard - it was the first time in my life that I thought, 'Oh, maybe I'm not stupid,' because I was so inspired and passionate about what I was learning, and it was the first time in my life I had felt that.

Jessica Chastain

LifeLearningTimeSchoolStupid

You need a pulse in a film. If I see a film that doesn't have rhythm, it's like listening to music that doesn't have rhythm; it doesn't really work.

Joe Wright

WorkMusicListeningYouNeedSee

My dad's passion was to teach adults to read so they could read to their kids.

Jennie Garth

PassionTeachKidsReadCouldDad

My 10 year old son likes it. He's trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.

Merle Haggard

MusicSonGuitarTryingYearPlay

I feel like skateboarding is as much of a sport as a lifestyle, and an art form, so there's so much that that transcends in terms of music, fashion, and entertainment.

Tony Hawk

MusicArtFashionFeelLifestyle

I would never put my songs in a commercial.

Tom Petty

NeverWouldSongsCommercialPut

I didn't want to keep forcing myself to grind out book after book.

Mary Gaitskill

MyselfBookGrindWantOutKeep

When most people in the West think about Africa, is their first thought about the game reserves and who's chasing gazelles, or are they looking at Africans as people who are equally equipped to do great things, as in the West?

Djimon Hounsou

GreatPeopleLookingGameThink

The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack Russell. I think having an animal is a wonderful thing, particularly dogs. They are great levelers, there's no nonsense with them, and they just want simple affection.

Donatella Versace

DogMorningGreatSimpleAnimalHug

I have been able to tap into all the negative things that can happen to me throughout my life by numbing myself to the pain so to speak and kind of being able to vent it through my music.

Chester Bennington

LifeMusicMyselfPainMeNegative

Does anyone ask their parents how they are conceived?

Boris Becker

ParentsAskHowDoesAnyone

A dog's heart chakra is always open; their aim in life is to please.

Annaleigh Ashford

LifeDogHeartAimAlwaysOpen

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