Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Nicolas Chamfort Quotes

It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyse before we can live happily in this world.

Nicolas Chamfort

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Live Soul World Must Some Before

I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one.

John C. Maxwell

Leadership Friend Growth Journey Me

Now, when we face a problem like global warming, and you understand that the biggest impacts on global warming come from business and industry, I think business needs to take a leading role.

Jerry Greenfield

Business Face Think Problem You Now

I don't sit around thinking about my titles and roles; I just do what feels right.

Thinking Right Sit Titles Just

I'd always admired the intellectuals who had made the transition into politics - Mario Vargas Llosa in Peru, Vaclav Havel in the Czech Republic, Carlos Fuentes in Mexico - but I knew that many of them had failed, and in any event, I wasn't exactly in their league.

Michael Ignatieff

Politics Transition Always Mexico

I know people didn't think I'd become a world champion - even people probably in my own camp, my own team, didn't think I'd become a world champion this quickly.

People Team World Champion Think

No biographical subject is ever on hold with the orthodontist. If there's a dry spell, it's your job to curtail or eliminate it.

Job Hold Dry Your Spell Subject

With multiplayer, permanent death, and an ever-changing world to explore and conquer, 'A Valley Without Wind' might be the place you're looking for if you need to escape the same dreary titles.

Death Wind World Looking Conquer

As a viewer of TV shows, I always like shows more when I just feel like the people in charge have a plan. You can just tell sometimes, 'Oh, there's a plan there. They have an idea for how this is going to unfold.'

People Feel Plan You Sometimes More

To bolster his right flank and attract women voters, John McCain had cynically opted for a running mate who was, by any stretch of the imagination, unqualified for a position a heartbeat away from the presidency.

Women Imagination Right Presidency

It's easier for fans to consume one or two songs at a time. Not everybody buys records, so some songs can get overlooked.

Time Two Fans Get Records Easier

His foe was folly and his weapon wit.

Wit Weapon Folly His Foe

I knew a lot of people who were beaten by the Depression, but there was still a feeling of positiveness among people: everyone thought it's got to get better. We were all trying to get the country back on its feet. There was a feeling that you could do anything, and this was certainly very true in the theater.

Depression People Thought Better You

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Nicolas Chamfort