Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Quotes

Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: diplomat
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: February 2, 1754 - May 17, 1838

Topics

ShadowReputationYouLikeFollows

There is more of a demand, especially on the Internet and on Tumblr and Twitter, from women who are like, 'We want to see more of us on TV!'.

Jessica Williams

WomenInternetWantMoreSeeUs

I have a lot of funny friends, and we joke a lot, but I've never really played comedic parts.

Joel Kinnaman

FunnyFriendsNeverJokeLotReally

I had always been interested in the space program, and I didn't know if I could be an astronaut like I'd dreamt about when I was a little kid - to me it sounded kind of silly, someone grow up to be an astronaut - but, when I was in my 20s, I thought maybe I can get a job with NASA or a contractor, do something with the space program.

Michael J. Massimino

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My company, Ballet Beautiful, is built around celebrating the strength and femininity of the female body - for me, pregnancy has just been an extension of that.

Mary Helen Bowers

StrengthBeautifulMeBodyCompany

You get weird, funny requests on Twitter. With our fan club, I was seeing a lot of fans were having some issue with the way the fan club tickets were being handled in one of the shows. So I was able to correspond with that fan, and be like, 'Listen, we'll be on it.'

Luke Bryan

FunnyWeirdYouSeeingWayListen

I was sort of in denial about doing country for awhile but I sort of grew up and realized who I was, what I wanted to say. I think country music is the best music in the world and I'm glad to be doing a country album. I hope people will love it as much as I loved making it.

Lucy Hale

LoveMusicHopeBestPeopleWorld

We are all gifted, but we have to discover the gift, uncover the gift, nurture and develop the gift and use it for the Glory of God and for the liberation struggle of our people.

Louis Farrakhan

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I not only lived physically away from my native land, but the values and critical judgments of those closest to me became stranger and stranger.

Juan Goytisolo

MeValuesLandStrangerLivedAway

When I sit down to write a song, I really want the message of healing to thrive and transcend all ages.

Jason Mraz

HealingSongThriveDownWantWrite

To me, what I'm interested in, in the end, is the meaning of food in our lives.

Jose Andres

FoodMeEndMeaningIn The EndOur

There is a clear goal and it isn't to make money. The goal is to desperately try to make the best products we can. We are not naive - if you trust it, people like it, they buy it and we make money. This is a consequence.

Jonathan Ive

TrustBestMoneyPeopleYouGoal

No matter how much you think you love somebody, you'll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close.

Chuck Palahniuk

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