Nicolas Chamfort Quotes

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

Nicolas Chamfort

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ThingsEasierThanSomeLegitimate

I think the voters can make up their own minds.

Jeb Bush

ThinkMindsUpOwnMakeI Think

I guess my claim to fame is I've now gaveled Ted Kennedy to order twice.

Amy Klobuchar

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Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist; that is, you participate. It could be a letter written to an editor.

Studs Terkel

SocietySomeoneYouActDemocratic

My head is pretty small.

Torrey Smith

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Another important aspect of our home was respect for ideas.

Robert B. Laughlin

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We cannot prevent hurricanes or earthquakes, floods or volcanic eruptions. But we can ensure that both people and communities are better prepared and more resilient.

Miroslav Lajcak

PeopleBetterMoreCannotResilient

A great book begins with an idea; a great life, with a determination.

Louis L'Amour

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I have made a few mistakes with my temper, I know. But I have learned from that.

Dele Alli

MistakesI Have LearnedKnowTemper

I really love live performing!

Clay Aiken

LoveLivePerformingReally

The burdens of being a head coach are different from being an assistant. If I had been an assistant coach for awhile, then become a head coach, I probably would have lasted longer.

Ara Parseghian

BecomeCoachHeadDifferentBeen

You know what no one tells you about driving a truck? You are driving a truck. There are only side mirrors, and it does not handle like a Prius.

Ari Graynor

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My parents made no money whatsoever, but they really knew how to see, as artists. So a big adventure might be, on a hot, dreadful day with no place to go, to go out and draw our chickens with pastels. My parents gave me a sense of wonder.

Ali MacGraw

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