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Gustave Flaubert Quotes

Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living.

Gustave Flaubert

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Dog Writing Worth Living Only

Almost nothing is more tedious than complaining about the weather.

Weather Nothing Complaining More

People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so happy.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Happy People Virtue Always Position

In investing, we intuitively think we should make a number of small bets. A blockbuster strategy is the opposite. It means making fewer huge investments. But it turns out to be safer.

Small Think Strategy Investing Out

Osteoporosis is a disease that attacks the bones in your body. It happens to really almost everyone when they get really old. But for women, after menopause, they can lose up to 30 percent of their bone mass.

Women Lose Body Your Body Old Up

I actually thought I wanted to be Thomas Wolfe, but I didn't have the talent. So I thought I could edit Thomas Wolfe.

Talent Thought Wanted Edit Actually

People want to feel understood by their leaders.

People Feel Want Leaders Understood

American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs.

Democracy American Ability Informed

My mother had multiple sclerosis.

Mother Multiple Sclerosis Multiple

Mediocrity never goes away - but neither, I hope, do those who are willing to challenge it.

Hope Challenge Mediocrity Never Away

My views about the safety of Jews in the world have not been changed by the work on the Dreyfus affair or, for that matter, by the work I did on Franz Kafka for the book on him I published a year before the Dreyfus book appeared.

Work Safety World Book Year Matter

No one can take away what I've done in this game. Everything I've done, I've earned it so far.

Game Done Everything Take Earned

I bought two sculptures of two baboons called Lord and Lady Muck on an antique piece of furniture from an art exhibition, and it was quite expensive. It was very expensive, actually - way too expensive.

Art Lady Furniture Way Expensive

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