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Gustave Flaubert Quotes

The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count for nothing all the rest.

Gustave Flaubert

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Art Yourself Rest Unhappy Nothing

There is a close analogy between organic chemistry in its relation to biochemistry and pure mathematics in its relation to physics.

Robert Robinson

Mathematics Physics Chemistry Pure

I have a rescue dog named Walter, and Walter and I are such fans of the 'Jersey Shore' that we changed his name to DJ Wally D.

Dog Name DJ Shore Fans Rescue

The only thing that gets me back to directing is good scripts.

Steven Spielberg

Good Me Back Only Directing Thing

It is increasingly important to be open-minded.

Important Open-Minded Increasingly

I used to say Edinburgh was a beautiful actress with no talent. I thought it was just like a shortbread tin. I think that's because I did six Festivals in a row there, and I never saw the real Edinburgh, just a lot of deeply annoying Cambridge Footlights kids wanting to be actresses.

Beautiful Talent Think Thought Say

I actually love woodworking. I'm just getting into it. And I love playing guitar, I'm a big movie aficionado, and I like hiking.

Love Guitar Big Playing Hiking Just

When I was 20, I wrote a film on spec and sent it to the BBC. They wrote back, 'Usually, when we reject submissions, we like to offer some encouragement, but in your case, we don't see any point in you continuing.' I took it as encouragement anyway, thinking that only people who write terrible things are capable of writing great things.

Great People Writing Thinking You

I have a lot of downtime in airports and on flights.

Downtime Lot Flights

For me, you've got to start from within. The things you eat directly affect the way you feel and the way you move.

Me Start Feel You Way Eat

It is difficult to be creative and enthusiastic about anything for which we do not feel affection.

Creative Feel Affection Difficult

I think, like, Twitter is somewhat difficult sometimes, and it can be kind of negative.

Be Kind Negative Think Sometimes

The Premier League is an unbelievable league.

Christian Pulisic

Unbelievable League Premier League

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