Denis Diderot Quotes

The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children.

Denis Diderot

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: editor
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: October 5, 1713 - July 31, 1784

Topics

FatherGodChildrenLittleApples

I grew up thinking you're either a winner in the world, or you're not. I presumed I was not. I had no reason to think I would be, and my inclination is towards self-deprecation. I wish I'd known no one was judging my every move, but I'm still like this!

Jennifer Egan

WorldThinkThinkingWishWinnerUp

We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling some books.

Jennifer Granholm

PurposeSellingNeedServeUsBooks

When you die, nobody pays your hosting company, and your work disappears. Like that.

Jeffrey Zeldman

WorkDieYouNobodyCompanyHosting

When I was younger, I did have some dresses that weren't the best fits, and it can definitely affect you during a match - if you're having to constantly pull the dress down, for example!

Ana Ivanovic

BestDressYouDownDressesAffect

I think when I was in my early twenties and middle twenties I didn't even know I wasn't living up to my potential. A couple of friends told me I wasn't and told me to get my act together, and it made a huge impact on me.

Shirley MacLaine

TogetherMeThinkPotentialImpact

I try to treat people as people and not put them in pigeonholes.

Tony Abbott

PeopleTreatTryThemPut

I don't think I've been too optimistic. The government believes the contraction will be around 1.5 per cent, as the central bank said. However, we're waiting to see the Commission estimate.

Luis de Guindos

GovernmentWaitingThinkSaidWill

What distinguishes a great mnemonist, I learned, is the ability to create lavish images on the fly, to paint in the mind a scene so unlike any other it cannot be forgotten. And to do it quickly. Many competitive mnemonists argue that their skills are less a feat of memory than of creativity.

Joshua Foer

GreatCreativityMemoryMindFly

I hope that in my books there's an undertone of politics, basic tenets of how we should live.

Jasper Fforde

LiveHopePoliticsBooksBasicHow

It's true that football is a job, and one works to earn money, but when there are so many feelings involved, it's hard to change clubs just to earn a bit more cash. I respect every player and their decisions, but that's my feeling.

Diego Godin

ChangeRespectMoneyFootballJob

I don't measure my success anymore by the Grammys. I can't because I'll just end up crushed.

Drake

SuccessEndMeasureUpBecauseJust

It's a lot of fun to be able to run around with guns and scream and yell and do the kind of FBI-cop kind of stuff, which is different than what I've been doing, which is kind of playing the boy-girl thing. Its always fun to kiss the pretty girl, but sometimes, amazingly, you can get bored with that, too.

David Sutcliffe

GirlFunKissDoingYouRun

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