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Honore de Balzac Quotes

The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute.

Honore de Balzac

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Art Mom Detail Motherhood Silent

What's impressed me about 'Star Trek' fans is how many generations they span and how many nations they represent. They are all over the place.

Me Place Over Fans Star Generations

Actors generally get to do things you probably shouldn't do in real life - well, at least as much as one might like to or be tempted to. Though I suppose a lot of actors just go ahead and do it, don't they?

Life You Go Ahead Real Real Life

Singing's not my real passion.

Passion Singing Real Real Passion

The hardest thing is spending twelve hours a day accommodating the rest of the world, then going home at night and criticizing it. I would be curious about what I'd write if I didn't have to worry about offending.

Home Day Curious World Night Rest

During President George W. Bush's two terms, you couldn't drive far without seeing a particular bumper sticker: 'Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.'

Patriotism Drive You Seeing Without

When I dress up for events, I prefer Marc Jacobs and Dior. But I dream about wearing Chanel one day.

Day Dress Dream One Day Events Up

We're all amateur investigators. We scan bookshelves, we ogle trinkets left out in the open, we calculate the cost of furniture and study the photographs on display; sometimes we even check out the medicine cabinet.

Medicine Furniture Sometimes Study

I had a handle on satisfaction, and I loved my career, but I didn't really know what happiness was. So I started on this quest to have a happy life.

Dennis Christopher

Life Happiness Happy Happy Life Know

They were unable to stand up and say: 'Here's our policy. It's Unite the world against terrorism.'

World Stand Up Stand Terrorism Say

The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs.

Music Words Country Matters Always

And I came away from that experience, and it was a very difficult experience - I came to understand that you have to practice at being a good father and practice at being a good husband, just as you have to practice at being a good journalist.

Good Father Experience Practice You

I wasn't even aware that there are different styles of taxidermy, traditional and rogue. I wound up really liking the rogue stuff the most, just because it is more artistic and people can go anywhere with it. That stuff I really liked. Honestly, I would have liked to buy some of those pieces.

People Go Just Because More Up Buy

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