Montesquieu Quotes

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

Montesquieu

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: January 18, 1689 - February 10, 1755

Topics

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Meet them once and you're innocent; meet them twice and you're not. So if you see me having drinks again with Harvey Weinstein then, okay, you've got me.

Matt Drudge

MeYouInnocentMeetOkaySee

A big endorsement deal would be awesome.

Matt Emmons

AwesomeBigDealEndorsementWould

I think it would be fun to die onstage! Just drop dead in the middle of my show? That wouldn't be so bad.

John Waters

FunThinkDieBadDeadMiddle

When I was younger, I had terrible skin... my mother has terrible skin. Male-pattern hair loss is starting to come in... my dad is bald. It's so unfair; my brother's tall, has perfect skin, great hair, but I'm like the runt.

Russell Tovey

MotherGreatBrotherHairLossSkin

I love how it feels to unwind by the ocean.

Miranda Rae Mayo

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The point is that filmmaking is a collaborative effort; it isn't about imposing your vision on other people. It's about the talking, you know?

Luca Guadagnino

VisionEffortPeopleTalkingYou

I like romance in films. I like love in films.

Chris Messina

LoveRomanceLikeFilms

I'm not a xenophobe - I think immigration is a good thing for most countries - but they transmute the foibles of their native tongues into English in a way that's difficult to figure out.

Conrad Black

GoodThinkImmigrationWayDifficult

I started on the downers which were a hell of a lot better than the uppers because I was a nervous wreck.

Corey Haim

HellBetterNervousStartedBecause

I never got nervous performing my own material.

Wiz Khalifa

NervousMy OwnNeverOwnPerforming

The Fourth Industrial Revolution demands that CEOs take responsibility for the massive transformation of their businesses and for the extraordinary impact that this transformation will have on wider society.

Pierre Nanterme

ResponsibilitySocietyRevolution

Every actor starting out wants to be famous. One of my dreams was always to go to Paris, walk up the Champs Elysees, and be recognized, and by God, it happened!

Peter Graves

DreamsGodWalkFamousParisGo

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