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Gustave Flaubert Quotes

One mustn't look at the abyss, because there is at the bottom an inexpressible charm which attracts us.

Gustave Flaubert

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: french
Birth: December 12, 1821 - May 8, 1880

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Look Abyss Bottom Charm Us Because

I try desperately to try and figure out how they'd react to different scenarios. That's part of what the DM's job is: to try and know their players well enough to where they can build encounters, challenges, and be like, 'I think they would do this in this scenario, so I will go ahead and prepare a few options based on this.'

Job Challenges Think Enough Go Know

Fundamentalism, as practiced by the Taliban, is the enemy of real thought, and religion too.

Religion Thought Enemy Real Taliban

For America, 1812 became the war in which it had finally gained its independence. For Britain, 1812 became the skirmish it had contained, while winning the real war against its greatest nemesis, Napoleon.

War Winning Independence America

Worldwide, our young generation shares the same issues socially and politically.

Generation Young Same Issues Our

Living in New York is like being at some terrible late-night party. You're tired, you've had a headache since you arrived, but you can't leave because then you'd miss the party.

New York Tired You Party New Living

We are constantly trying to cope with what our fathers or our grandfathers did. I wrote the book 'Great War of Civilization,' and my father was a solider in the First World War which produced the current Middle East - not that he had much to do with that - but he fought in what he believed was the Great War for Civilization.

Father Great War World Book Trying

I'm not trying to be anyone. You know why other executives always hire phonies? Because they're phonies. They hire phonies because they like phonies. They're comfortable with them.

Trying You Know Comfortable Why

I once ate nothing but grapefruit for an entire month. I didn't lose a pound.

Lose Nothing Month Pound Once Ate

My family has always provided me unconditional love and support.

Family Love Support Me Always

I get to actually say I am a Stanford man. There's no if, ands, or buts about it.

Man I Am Say Get Stanford Actually

Rita Hayworth in Gilda... there's not a shot of her in that movie that isn't gorgeous.

Gorgeous Her Shot Movie Rita

It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.

Christine Gregoire

Responsibility Build Pass Our

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