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Gustave Flaubert Quotes

Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant.

Gustave Flaubert

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Nature Stupidity Nothing Hard Itself

'Government gets things right' does not encourage sales. 'Government makes another blunder' does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism.

Government Sales Right Things Makes

It's not mere extremism that makes folks at the fringes so troubling; it's extremism wedded to false beliefs. Humans have long been dupes, easily gulled by rumors and flat-out lies.

Long Rumors False Beliefs Been Lies

It's not like I'm looking for things that I can direct that I can also act in, but when it's right, I feel like the actor side of me wants to have that opportunity.

Opportunity Me Looking Feel I Can

I walked along that slippery slope where if you fail through lack of faith, you sell your soul to the devil.

Michelle Shocked

Faith Soul Devil You Fail Sell

Writing is what I do. It's what makes me tick.

Michael Robotham

Me Writing Tick Makes

I have such a strong belief in women's ability to sustain each other.

Women Strong Belief Ability Sustain

I'm a sucker for packaging!

Packaging Sucker

You can always get better. The day you stop getting better is the day you shouldn't be living. Gotta constantly improve and continue to grow within yourself.

Day Yourself Grow Better You Living

We had doubles for some of the stuff but a lot of it had to do with there's certain hours that you can dive and then you can't dive for another certain, like 12 hours just for the air and stuff.

You Air Dive Just Hours Stuff

I was raised around music.

Music I Was Raised Raised Around

Science, engineering, and technology discovers and invents new ways of doing things - but it doesn't dictate how we should do them.

Technology Science Engineering Doing

I think it's necessary to let kids get bored once in a while - that's how they learn to be creative.

Creative Think Learn Bored Get Kids

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