Alfred de Vigny Quotes

What it values most of all is the sum total of events and the advance of civilization, which carries individuals along with it; but, indifferent to details, it cares less to have them real than noble or, rather, grand and complete.

Alfred de Vigny

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: March 27, 1797 - September 17, 1863

Topics

DetailsValuesCivilizationEvents

I never thought of Green Day as a punk band. Just bubblegum, really.

John Lydon

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I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools.

Robert Moog

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We're going back to that time where debauchery rules.

Jeffrey C. Mateer

TimeBackRulesWhereGoing

'Unforgiven,' I think, is the best Western ever.

Michael Biehn

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A lot of people who can afford a vehicle are deciding against owning one. They just need access to transport. So, our job is to offer wider choices to consumers with more innovative models.

Anand Mahindra

JobPeopleChoicesMoreNeedJust

Chipotle is based on a very simple idea: We start with great ingredients, prepare them using classic cooking techniques, and serve them in a way that allows people to get exactly what they want.

Steve Ells

GreatCookingSimplePeopleStart

I have five boys in the family, and it's constant competition, sport, humor, and practical jokes.

Mitt Romney

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Even as a small child, I wondered why the Dominican nuns who educated me were subservient to the Jesuit priests who educated my brothers.

Janine di Giovanni

ChildMeSmallWhyEducatedEven

Poetry isn't just different from prose, it's more important for the human species.

Joseph Brodsky

PoetryImportantMoreHumanJust

Language is a virus from outer space.

William S. Burroughs

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When I took the entrepreneurship class at Stanford, the first lecture was about an entrepreneur and his personality. They described it as being different than a businessman, who is an overall scientific manager.

Phil Knight

PersonalityBeing DifferentManager

I ought to be groovy and be able to say the enemy is this and the enemy is that... but I've never been very good at... I don't want to have to answer questions I don't know the answer to properly. I have an opinion.

Rik Mayall

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