Marquis de Sade Quotes

All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature; the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost - the most legitimate - passion nature has bred into us and, without doubt, the most agreeable one.

Marquis de Sade

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: June 2, 1740 - December 2, 1814

Topics

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I decided to quit 'Survivor: All-Stars' in order to be closer to my mother, who ended up passing away from breast cancer seven days after I returned home.

Jenna Morasca

MotherHomeQuitSurvivorUpDays

The Internet has turned everybody into a global person, whether they know it or not.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

InternetPersonKnowGlobalTurned

I think all girls do struggle with image, despite not knowing what's going on with other people.

Soccer Mommy

StrugglePeopleThinkNot Knowing

Group personification obscures, rather than illuminates, important political questions.

Tom G. Palmer

PoliticalQuestionsImportantGroup

Gold Gloves are nice to have people mention. They're basically saying you're a pretty good defensive player along with everything else. But I was about the offensive side.

Mike Schmidt

GoodPeopleGoldSayingYouNice

The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing.

Michael Porter

ImprovementDirectionYouThingsHow

Whether it's fly-fishing, taking your camper to the Everglades, or just traveling, everyone has got a little retirement dream.

Jean Chatzky

RetirementDreamEveryoneLittleGot

As a matter of record, New York City spends a higher portion of its budget on instruction and associated costs within the schools themselves than any of the other 100 largest districts in the nation.

Jonathan Kozol

New YorkCityBudgetNewMatter

It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body.

David Soul

ThinkYouBodyGravityYour Body

My wife Lorrie actually looked in the dictionary to see what the definition was of heroism because it had been used so much. She found at least one definition is someone who chooses to put themselves at risk to save another.

Chesley Sullenberger

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I don't want to sound too cocky. But I consider myself superwoman.

Ciara

MyselfWantCockySoundToo

Ethereum exists because it enables developers to write smart contracts better than Bitcoin in the near-term. Zcash will exist because it will attempt to do privacy better than Bitcoin in the near-term, and the token gives you access to the anonymity protocol.

Nick Tomaino

SmartBetterYouPrivacyWillWrite

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