Montesquieu Quotes

Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to say that the Creator might govern the world without those rules, since without them it could not subsist.

Montesquieu

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorldRulesCreationSayWithout

If you can write any way and it's working out, just bow down in gratitude.

Jennifer Egan

GratitudeYouDownWayWriteOut

I worked in the Clinton administration.

Andrew Cuomo

AdministrationClinton Administration

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

Andre Gide

WorkArtPrejudiceOvercomeFinally

Writers are two-home men - they want a place outside and a place within.

John le Carre

MenPlaceWantOutsideWithin

From the time you were signed at MGM you just felt you were in God's hands.

Ann Rutherford

GodTimeHandsYouJustFelt

I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it's not just about the business. There has to be a business, and the business has to make sense, but that's not why you do it. You do it because you have something meaningful that motivates you.

Jeff Bezos

BusinessBelieveCareBetterYou

During the Cold War, the non-aligned movement tried to become a 'third force' in world politics, but failed because it was too large and unwieldy.

Stephen Kinzer

PoliticsWarWorldColdBecome

When you're onstage and you know you're bombing, that's very, very scary. Because you know you gotta keep going - you're bombing, but you can't stop.

Christopher Walken

Keep GoingYouStopKnowScaryKeep

I don't see myself as an actor. I see myself as a storyteller.

Costa Ronin

MyselfActorSeeI SeeStoryteller

I don't understand boys - just ask my husband.

Arabella Weir

HusbandUnderstandAskJust

I suppose I have become a sort of living monument in Portugal. But I come from a family with roots all over the world, so the idea of patriotism is not very strong in me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire.

Antonio Lobo Antunes

FamilyPatriotismMeRootsWorld

For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement.

Pierre de Coubertin

ImprovementPossibleIndividualInner

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