Charles Baudelaire Quotes

We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of Time. And there are but two means of escaping and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us. Let us choose.

Charles Baudelaire

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: April 9, 1821 - August 31, 1867

Topics

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Adlai Stevenson has a genius for saying the right thing, at the right time, to the wrong people.

Joe E. Lewis

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The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.

Jerry Harrison

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I have to tell you, I'm not like Demi Moore, where the tears trickle prettily down my cheeks. My whole face screws up and it's like, 'Oh please, get a room.'

Jennifer Tilly

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I thought I could do something different from any Conservative prime minister before me. But I couldn't.

John Major

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I would like to play with electronic keyboards again.

Andy Summers

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It's horrible to get a cameraphone shoved in your face every time you walk out the door.

John Simm

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It is a violent sport that we choose as men, and that we as parents allow our children to play.

Troy Vincent

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If it hadn't been for record people like Ralph Peer, the Chess brothers, and Alan Lomax, then life would've been unbelievably dull, and I would've been sacking groceries somewhere and probably, at this point, running a little 7-Eleven down by the airport.

Ry Cooder

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We have this time to meet and do something, or just be together, and then we lose it and move to another kind of time, another kind of being, I guess. Those left behind must mourn, remember, and live on as we know.

Mimi Kennedy

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Someone at Tidal came to our show in New York in 2016, and I guess he was expecting, like, K-Pop. But he was surprised: he saw we were doing R&B and hip hop authentically.

Jay Park

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I got to play a real D-bag lawyer, and comb my hair really awfully and kiss Emma Stone, so it was a really wonderful day on set.

Josh Groban

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As a kid growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, all I wanted to do was be on Broadway in a musical. 'Spring Awakening' kind of answered all of my questions and fulfilled all of my dreams - beyond my wildest dreams.

Jonathan Groff

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