Honore de Balzac Quotes

The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human.

Honore de Balzac

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I want to live in a city where the future is being mapped out.

Jim Crace

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I was the only actor in my family. I wasn't given a lot of advice; I had to work it out.

Joe Gilgun

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In the English league, there are great players everywhere. It's impressive.

Matteo Guendouzi

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The initial organisation, we called ourselves the Network Working Group, consisted of 6 to 10 people. We then quickly grew to 30 people and then to 50 people.

Steve Crocker

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I've been learning how to shoot a gun and properly handcuff people so that on the day I need to pull someone down to the ground, it looks and feels natural for me.

Spencer Grammer

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There's something really fun about watching people really good at something.

Steven Soderbergh

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In college I started studying the stock market. I went down to the stock exchange, watched all the activity from the visitors' gallery, people running around, calling numbers, shouting, and all the paper flying and the bells ringing, and of course that was exciting, and it seemed to lend itself to my analytical skills.

Robert C. Merton

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I spend a lot of time obsessing about getting a dignified eight hours' sleep.

Miranda July

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Iran's goal is to gain control of the Two Holy Mosques.

Mohammad bin Salman

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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.

Willie Stargell

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I like challenges, and thus, I keep trying something different and new every time. And these challenges and interests turn into passion.

Shaheer Sheikh

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At the end of the '60s, I was trying to enter the world of comics.

Sergio Aragones

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