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Honore de Balzac Quotes

For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth.

Honore de Balzac

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Passion Intelligence Youth Fools

If you can keep a character fresh and alive for, let's say, six months, working eight nights a week, then you can do anything. You have honed your technique and your skills to such a degree by that point that you are ready to take on all kinds of challenges.

Character Challenges Week You Ready

I have compassion, I've told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion.

Compassion People Law You Over

War is failure of diplomacy.

Failure War Diplomacy

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.

Mind Start Process You Goal Play

The GRAMMY was a huge deal. It's the height of any musical career.

Career Height Deal Grammy Any Huge

The best way to appreciate our political process is to volunteer for a campaign and support a candidate you believe in.

Best Support Believe Appreciate You

I don't have all answers, but as far as viewing my body... I'm in a place where I can look at my stretch marks and say, 'Oh, hey, stretch marks!' and I'm over it.

Body Look I Can Place Say Answers

I love, for example, 'Full Frontal with Sam Bee.' I just love her show.

Love Bee Her Show Example Just

I've got a hectic schedule, but I wouldn't have my life any other way.

Dominic Monaghan

Life My Life Way Schedule Hectic

Science is what scientists do.

Dennis Flanagan

Science Scientists

If there's anything I can't stand, it's the cliche of the female handler who's always talking through the radio with your player, telling you where to go and what to do with a sexy voice. It's such a horrible, horrible cliche. You just get so tired of it. It's like, is this all she's ever going to be?

Tired Voice Sexy Stand Talking You

In the '80s, I was the only one who didn't watch the shows about teenagers. I had to go over to friends' houses to see them. I still don't have a TV!

Friends Go Over See Watch Teenagers

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