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Gustave Flaubert Quotes

You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it.

Gustave Flaubert

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Work Art Man Worth You Enemies

Actually, everything has been said in print... it's a battle of giants and it's something that Walt would say is none of your business - go right on and create the best you can.

Business Best Battle You Create Go

Whether it's in America, Quebec, or France, if I can tell a story that takes me out of my comfort zone, then I'm surfing.

Jean-Marc Vallee

Me Comfort Zone Story America I Can

Families can be the most detrimental things to have in your life. They are sometimes the most poisonous relationships that people have. Sometimes family is the thing that keeps you from ever achieving what you want to achieve, and yet people hold it and hold it and grab it and try to fix it and twist it and turn it.

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Life Family People You Achieving

My characters all have issues, but I don't see that as weird or abnormal because I think in real life there are very few bland, normal people.

Life People Think Weird Real See

I was writing 'He Who Shapes' when I was working for the Social Security Administration in Baltimore.

Writing Security Shapes Working Who

I think God destined that I play. I think it's all in the books already.

God Think Play Destined Books

I grew up with great mentors in my life who helped me become the singer I am today.

Life Today Great I Am Me My Life

I think I did a good job of compartmentalizing my life. It's crazy to say it, but even if football was this dangerous thing, it was a place where I could focus all my energy. I'm sure it's not the healthiest thing to direct stress from football into football, but that's basically what I did.

Life Good Focus Football Stress Job

As proud as I am of being Polish-Canadian, sometimes I'm so jealous I wasn't born Italian.

Antoni Porowski

I Am Proud Jealous Born Sometimes

I love how Duran Duran had the female fan base, then it grew until males started to like them, too.

Love Started Like Fan How Female

I consider myself an 'actorvist.' When I say that, what I mean is that I use my art to inform my activism and to be my activism sometimes, but I also use my activism in my art.

Art Myself Sometimes Say Mean Use

I think you need a concrete, real-world metaphor to talk about inner life without feeling like a jerk.

Life Think You Feeling Talk Need

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