Nicolas Chamfort Quotes

Conviction is the conscience of the mind.

Nicolas Chamfort

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: April 6, 1741 - April 13, 1794

Topics

MindConscienceConviction

It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.

Jimmy Buffett

LifeGoodTimeBadMoreSee

It's usually good news when people call collectively.

Michael C. Hall

GoodPeopleGood NewsNewsCall

At the World Bank, we are already working with our clients in developing countries to improve their governance systems, collect taxes, fight corruption, and recover stolen assets.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

FightWorldCorruptionClientsTaxes

Never let people see what you want, because they will not let you have it. Never let anybody see what you feel, because it gives them too much power. You're probably better off not showing weakness whenever you can avoid it, because they'll go for you.

Mike Nichols

PowerPeopleWeaknessBetterYouGo

There's always a little bit of friction when you're trying to democratize an industry.

Julia Hartz

TryingYouAlwaysLittleIndustry

I'm glad I lived such a full life before I settled down into a family because I got to enjoy it and get it out of my system.

Drew Barrymore

LifeFamilyEnjoyDownOutSystem

Some children's music is aimed just at kids, and it can be very childlike.

Dawn Steel

MusicChildrenChildlikeJustKids

We had an EP out and all of a sudden we find record companies are interested in us, and we're thinking, 'Oh, that's really nice, but we don't think we're ready for it.'

Debbi Peterson

ThinkThinkingFindReadyNiceOut

We never let go. Ever. Even with punctuation. It's frightening. I can't see anyone from any record company ever writing an email to Neil and not getting it back, with corrections.

Chris Lowe

WritingBackGoNeverSeeLet Go

If China is doing business with a company that ends up putting money back into proliferation activities, then we'll sanction that company and China.

Cory Gardner

BusinessMoneyDoingBackCompany

The goal of having more and more information is really to better be able to predict what is your health outcome going to be.

Anne Wojcicki

HealthBetterInformationGoalMore

Creating a book and creating a collection involve a lot of editing.

Anna Sui

BookCreatingEditingCollectionLot

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