Honore de Balzac Quotes

Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue.

Honore de Balzac

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SocietyPerfectLookHardMaze

When I first went to Milan, my agent said you have to give off a strong, masculine energy. They don't like campiness. They like boys to appear straight and to appear masculine. I quickly learned the game of it and how to navigate around it.

Andreja Pejic

GameEnergyStrongYouSaidFirst

I moved to New York to do theater, and I got cast in a play that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. I did a movie that was funny, and then I was the funny guy.

Steve Zahn

FunnyNew YorkPlayNewGuyCast

Oh, to be in England now that April's there.

Robert Browning

NowAprilEnglandOh

I took on the math-intensive art form of holography and, in my early 20s, traveled the world, living on university fellowships to pursue this esoteric craft. I didn't date much, really - perhaps because I didn't have many hormones, though I didn't know that at the time.

Mary Lou Jepsen

TimeArtWorldTraveledEarlyKnow

Sooner or later a rider will emerge who will win more Tours. In every sport we have seen how the records eventually get broken and cycling is no exception.

Miguel Indurain

BrokenWinWillMoreSeenGet

Just one step. Just one mile. Just one dollar. Just one kiss. Just one person. When we look at life through the lens of 'one,' everything becomes that much more attainable.

Mick Ebeling

LifeStepKissLookPersonLens

I did study with Anne Carson briefly in Michigan. She taught there, and that's where I first encountered her, in her class.

Julia Holter

ClassSheFirstStudyHerWhere

The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning from societies that are remote from us, like Somalia. We turn on the TV and see what blew up in Iraq or we see conditions in Afghanistan.

Jared Diamond

LearningHopeMeMediaSeeRadio

My dream is to have a house on the beach, even just a little shack somewhere so I can wake up, have coffee, look at dolphins, be quiet and breathe the air.

Christina Applegate

CoffeeBeachWake UpLookHouseAir

Jim Carrey is a consummate actor and professional. He comes on set, knows his lines and knows his moves.

Christine Baranski

ProfessionalActorLinesSetKnows

Everything inspires me, but when it comes to chemistry, and when it comes to the ups and downs of relationships, that's what's real for people.

Christina Milian

PeopleMeUps And DownsRelationships

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

Aristotle

NatureBetterYouWayMaySure

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