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Rene Descartes Quotes

The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: mathematician
Nationality: french
Birth: March 31, 1596 - February 11, 1650

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Time Trust Never Deceive Us Prudent

The guilt I felt for having a mental illness was horrible. I prayed for a broken bone that would heal in six weeks. But that never happened. I was cursed with an illness that nobody could see and nobody knew much about.

Broken Guilt Nobody Never See Bone

If they have covered your face with latex, you have to control yourself mentally so you won't think. If you start thinking, you will succumb to panic. I had a bit of a cold, and frankly I didn't have a good time.

Good Time Yourself Control Start

I went to the local schools, the local state primary school, and then to the local grammar school. A secondary school, which technically was an independent school, it was not part of the state educational system.

School Independent Grammar System

When you have responsible children, half the battle is over. So, you don't have to worry. But you are concerned. The concern will never go, and you'll always be conscious about them.

Children Battle Worry You Go Never

The working classes in England were always sentimental, and the Irish and Scots and Welsh. The upper-class English are the stiff-upper-lipped ones. And the middle class. They're the ones who are crippled emotionally because they can't move up, and they're desperate not to move down.

Down Class Irish Always Up Middle

The notion of 'history from below' hit the history profession in England very hard around the time I came to Oxford in the early 1960s.

History Time Early Hard Profession

Imagine a society in which there were neither rich nor poor. What evils, afflictions, sorrows, disorders, catastrophes, disasters, tribulations, misfortunes, agonies, calamities, despair, desolation and ruin would be unknown to man!

Man Society Rich Unknown Poor Ruin

From singing to acting to songwriting to mom to fashion designer! It's been quite an evolution.

Christina Milian

Mom Singing Fashion Acting Evolution

I walk on the wire; it's my profession, and there are no two high wire walks alike.

Walk Two High Alike Walks Wire

Every one of today's smartphones has thousands of times more processing power than the computers that guided astronauts to the moon.

Today Power Moon Computers More

I went into dancing but damaged my knees so decided to become an actress instead.

Become Dancing Knees Actress Damaged

Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.

Life Music Teacher Me World My Life

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