Honore de Balzac Quotes

What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended?

Honore de Balzac

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ChildFruitTwoImageSentiments

The British boys really, really go nuts... to them, an older woman is sexy, and it's an incredible fantasy... I think the American fantasy is still about men wanting control. Maybe American men don't feel as in control of their lives.

Jennifer Coolidge

MenWomanControlThinkSexyFeel

I don't think that because I am Hispanic I should therefore do Hispanic work.

Andres Serrano

WorkI AmThinkHispanicBecauseAm

You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do all of these things, it just doesn't work. And what's good theater and what's good politics isn't necessarily good economic policy.

Michael Bloomberg

WorkGoodPoliticsYouBackTax

I come from a tough stock.

Michael Douglas

ToughComeStock

If I prepare myself for a character, for a role, I always try to understand her.

Sibel Kekilli

CharacterMyselfUnderstandTryRole

I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low.

Tom Hiddleston

SuccessActorRealistPrettyLow

Hillary doesn't play. She has more experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime - yes, more than Barack, more than Bill. So she is absolutely ready to be Commander-in-Chief on day one. And, yes, she happens to be a woman.

Michelle Obama

ExperienceDayWomanReadyPlayShe

When I'm working, I don't wake up and say, 'OK, time to go be intense.' I just look at whatever scenes we're working on that day and break them down - just real intense everyday work.

Michael Shannon

WorkTimeDayWake UpLookDown

We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.

Louis D. Brandeis

GreatDemocracyHandsWealthCountry

If you're going to grow the economy, if people are going to have more income, you have to have stability in the marketplace.

Jason Chaffetz

PeopleGrowYouMoreEconomyGoing

I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is called insane because this happens to very few people.

Desiderius Erasmus

WifeManPeopleFreeDoubtInsanity

I always tell people, never wear anything that'll make them uncomfortable when you're trying to go out and have a good time.

Chris March

GoodTimePeopleUncomfortableYou

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