Leo Tolstoy Quotes

We must not only cease our present desire for the growth of the state, but we must desire its decrease, its weakening.

Leo Tolstoy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: September 9, 1828 - November 20, 1910

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GrowthPresentDesireMustOnlyOur

We are at crisis point. I think anybody that sees this nation as being on stable economic or fiscal ground is fooling themselves.

Joe Miller

ThinkCrisisNationPointGround

You can't argue with stupidity.

Jermaine Jackson

StupidityYouArgue

Katie Couric is kind of my soulmate.

Matt Lauer

KindSoulmateKatie

I don't blame people who suspect my performance. My own mind suspects it. How can I blame them?

Sri Chinmoy

PeopleMindBlamePerformanceMy Own

I can't do anything else apart from be myself.

Sigrid

MyselfAnythingApartElse

I have worked with several art directors and production designers who are just magnificent. Dave Getz, Paul Felix, Ian Gooding... just amazing artists, and I would say, if I had anything to do with it, I just pick good artists!

Roy Conli

GoodArtAmazingSayAnythingJust

Judges need to restrict themselves to the proper resolution of the case before them. They need to avoid the temptation to set broad policy.

Mike DeWine

ResolutionTemptationJudgesNeed

When my mother died, I fell apart. My father wanted to control me. As a consequence, I ran away to America.

Louise Bourgeois

FatherMotherMeControlAmerica

The worst gig story I have is from a club in Alabama that I think is still up and running, so I won't name the name of the club. We got hired in there to play, and the owner was pretty annoying. He kept coming up to me during the show and asking me to play 'Purple Rain.'

Jason Aldean

RainMeStoryThinkNamePlay

I first came to Brazil in the Sixties. Then I started coming back every year since touring most of the country. I grew to love it, the people, the music. I thought this is where I belong. I've been living in Brazil for the past 23 years. I call it my stress-free country.

Dionne Warwick

LoveMusicPastPeopleThoughtYear

I'm a film doll. But I'm enjoying it. So I'm gonna keep doing it.

Shannyn Sossamon

DoingDollKeepFilmGonnaEnjoying

'Gloria' was a gamble.

Sebastian Lelio

Gamble

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