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Montesquieu Quotes

Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.

Montesquieu

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Power Man Slavery Right Over

In terms of the characters I think are really fun to play, a lot of times it's someone in my head saying 'I know that woman.'

Melissa McCarthy

Woman Fun Saying Think Someone Play

The descent to Hades is the same from every place.

Anaxagoras

Place Same Every Descent

You know, I thought we could use a good myth about technology to help guide us through these particular modern waters right now.

Jeff Bridges

Good Technology Thought Help You

When you're a detective on the midnight shift, you don't have a specialty: you roll on any time they need a detective, whether it's big or small.

Michael Connelly

Time Small You Need Midnight Big

What I don't like is dance music or hip hop or any of that sort of thing.

Steve Coogan

Music Dance Dance Music Like Hip Hop

I got into the weights because I didn't want anybody messing with me. I wanted people to say, 'Oh, he's so big, I don't want to mess with him.' And second of all, I wanted to be great at football. I wanted to be the baddest dude around because I knew what it was like to not be.

Mike Daniels

Great Football People Me Say Want

To get the feel of the polar night, I went back to Spitsbergen in winter. I went snowshoeing in the dark and experimented with headlamps and climbed a glacier in driving snow.

Michelle Paver

Winter Snow Night Feel Driving Dark

In the future, the Internet might become a 'brain net' where we send memories, feelings and sensations.

Michio Kaku

Future Memories Brain Internet Where

But I hope that you walk around the corner and you get very surprised.

Miranda Richardson

Hope Walk You Corner Get Surprised

Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original and charming. They weren't particularly violent or sexy or any of that. They were just unique and that had a good feel to it.

Derek Jacobi

Work Good Good Work Sexy Feel Doing

Stock is everything in cooking, at least in French cooking. Without it, nothing can be done. If one's stock is good, what remains of the work is easy; if, on the other hand, it is bad or merely mediocre, it is quite hopeless to expect anything approaching a satisfactory result.

Auguste Escoffier

Work Good Cooking Result Easy Bad

Turkey will not let Turkish territory or airspace be used in any activity that could harm the security or safety of Syria.

Ali Babacan

Safety Security Will Used Activity