Honore de Balzac Quotes

Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love.

Honore de Balzac

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: May 20, 1799 - August 18, 1850

Topics

LoveWomanUglyStupidHandsomeShe

We all have competitive relationships with our siblings.

John Benjamin Hickey

RelationshipsCompetitiveOur

As a cameraman, I was paid to stand within a few feet of Yehudi Menuhin performing. I saw Rudolph Nureyev dancing. I couldn't believe I was being paid for that.

Michael Bond

BelieveFeetStandDancingWithin

When I was an impoverished graduate student, I would sometimes spend $20 or $30 on a T-shirt or accessory I didn't need or even particularly want. What I craved was the purchase, not the thing itself. Of course, a sense of not being deprived may fill an emotional void without ruinous consequences.

Siri Hustvedt

ConsequencesStudentSometimesWant

I have to make myself write, sometimes. In the space between poems, you somehow forget how to do it, where to begin. It was good to be task - based for a while. I just came downstairs each day, picked the one I was going to do that day, and wrote.

Simon Armitage

GoodMyselfDaySpaceYouSometimes

What often, too often, happens in magazines is that you end up with a great editorial product, and then you're selling things that you don't really approve of.

Ruth Reichl

GreatEndYouSellingProductUp

Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice.

Michael N. Castle

CollegeChoicesChoiceUniversity

It's no big deal if I disappoint strangers.

Lizzie Armitstead

StrangersBigDealDisappoint

Even if you can afford the price of college, you cannot afford a worthless degree.

Lisa Madigan

CollegeYouPriceDegreeWorthless

Athletes have all the influence in the world. Everyone wants to hear what you have to say.

Jaylen Brown

InfluenceWorldYouSayEveryone

I'm an American designer. It's important to riff on that. I remember, when my mom and I first came to the States, she was so shocked that everyone was so dressed down in sandals and shorts. It's not quite like that in Asia. To give that a superluxurious makeover? For me to make street wear? It's sort of chic to do it.

Jason Wu

MeMomAmericanRememberDownShe

The hardest part about acting is realizing it doesn't matter.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

ActingMatterHardestPartAbout

Theatre is immediate gratification.

Chita Rivera

TheatreImmediateGratification

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