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Pierre Corneille Quotes

To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.

Pierre Corneille

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: dramatist
Nationality: french
Birth: June 6, 1606 - October 1, 1684

Topics

Beautiful Death Fate Die Country

Baseball has always been filled with negative statistics.

Baseball Negative Statistics Always

Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me.

Me Find Go Poet Been Before

I've been living, I've lived in New York since I was 18 years old and traveled pretty much all over the world.

New York World Traveled New Living

Everywhere in Africa, you see Indian, Chinese, Brazilian businesses. Other than Coca Cola and the oil companies, it is very rare to see American businesses.

American You Africa Oil See Rare

In my head, at least, the business of spinning stories has no closing time. Twists in my characters' lives, glimpses of their secrets, obstacles to their dreams... all arrive unbidden when I'm getting cash at the ATM, walking my son to camp, singing a hymn at a wedding.

Dreams Business Son Time Singing

I grew up with an Italian family in an era when a woman's path was laid out for her: You got married and had children. Simple, right? Then I got to a point around the age of 30 when I had three little children and was a single mom, and I realized life was not so simple.

Life Family Age Children Path Woman

'Dawson's Creek' was my college experience.

Experience College Creek Dawson

I was always good at being observationally funny - like, contributing something funny to the conversation.

Funny Good Conversation Always Being

I just talk about the funny things in my life, and the idea is that my observations reflect the lives of my audience - so people are really laughing at themselves. This is the theory, anyway, and I am aware that in print, that it doesn't appear to be very funny. But it is, and I am definitely funny.

Dominic Holland

Life Funny I Am People My Life Talk

As long as I could remember, I had looked forward to a handful of wonderful events - a total eclipse of the sun, the return of Halley's Comet, and the first trip to the Moon. I've still never seen that eclipse, and Halley's comet was a disappointment, but my sense of wonder was diamond-bright on that July 20, 1969.

Phyllis Eisenstein

Sun Disappointment Moon Forward Long

You don't want to be outside during blackfly season.

You Want Outside Season

I try to always work with the same hair and makeup people, so they're my friends, and that makes the process so much more fun.

Work Fun People Hair Makeup Friends

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