Paul Valery Quotes

Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to.

Paul Valery

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: October 30, 1871 - July 20, 1945

Topics

GreatManThoughtMaskKindHe

Everything is so convenient in New York.

Matthew Modine

New YorkNewEverythingConvenient

Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.

Amy Tan

YourselfWritingGiftStoryGiving

Once you start working out, you feel better and it becomes something you make time to do.

Amber Heard

TimeStartBetterFeelYouOut

I think I'd be pretty star struck over John Mayer. I'm a big fan of his music, and I think he's great.

Sterling Knight

MusicGreatThinkOverBigStar

Boxing does not favor boxers over 35 who rely on reflexes.

Tony Bellew

BoxingOverFavorWhoRelyDoes

When I was in high school, I felt totally alienated from the world, but I loved movies. They were my escape, but coming from a disadvantaged community, I never knew that filmmaking was an option for me. A program like School of Doc would have been a game-changer.

Roger Ross Williams

CommunitySchoolMeWorldLoved

There is something urbane, stylish, and worldly about owning a cocktail shaker.

Roger Stone

StylishCocktailSomethingOwning

Of course, there's no reason that Paris should have decent Mexican food. It's a silly expectation - there's a Mexican population in Paris, but they're not exactly traveling there from across the border. Paris also doesn't do Peruvian all that well, either.

Rosecrans Baldwin

FoodBorderSillyParisExpectation

'Casebook' is my attempt at a love story. I had a vision of a difficult love.

Mona Simpson

LoveVisionStoryDifficultAttempt

We shouldn't discuss the world of tomorrow in terms of becoming a balance to the United States. The real issue is whether the United States will define herself as part of the U.N. system-or not.

Joschka Fischer

BalanceTomorrowWorldWillReal

If I didn't believe that I could win titles with Dortmund, then I wouldn't be here.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

WinBelieveTitlesHereThenCould

In the account book of the Great War the page recording the Russian losses has been ripped out. The figures are unknown. Five millions, or eight? We ourselves know not.

Paul von Hindenburg

GreatWarBookPageKnowUnknown

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Paul Valery