Blaise Pascal Quotes

Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

Blaise Pascal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: June 19, 1623 - August 19, 1662

Topics

NatureDeathRestMotionComplete

Our most polluted neighborhoods are disproportionately home to Latinos, African Americans, and other communities of color.

Jimmy Gomez

HomeColorLatinosNeighborhoodsOur

Certainly, we need to support the communities around the country, and we do.

Jim Walsh

SupportCountryNeedAround

The best Chateauneuf-du-Papes are among the most natural expressions of grapes, place and vintage. Chateauneuf-du-Pape vineyards are farmed organically or biodynamically, and the region's abundant sunshine and frequent wind (called 'le mistral') practically preclude the need for treating the fields with herbicides or pesticides.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

SunshineBestWindVintagePlace

You can, if you wish, think of it like the universe: Each case is a sun, and all the judges, lawyers and administrative personnel represent planets revolving around the case in fixed orbit, never getting closer.

Sol Wachtler

SunThinkUniverseWishYouLawyers

People have challenged me all my life, told me I wasn't fast enough, wasn't smart enough, but you know what? No one's ever outworked me. My definition of tired and most people's definition of tired are two totally different things.

Jon Runyan

LifeSmartTiredPeopleMeMy Life

I'm very short, so I just have to watch my weight because I have a big appetite.

Dolly Parton

ShortBigWatchBecauseWeightJust

If we are to be happy, we must first react against our tendency to follow the line of least resistance, a tendency that causes us either to remain as we are, or to look primarily to activities external to ourselves for what will provide new impetus to our lives.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

HappyBe HappyLookNewReactWill

When I was 25, it was painful. I was getting out of bed in the morning and couldn't walk. But when you are young, you don't care; it will pass. But one year after another, it's like, 'Come on, give me a break!'

Sylvie Guillem

MorningWalkMeCareYearYou

The best way to show an emotion is not through a character's words, but their smallest expressions - to take what an actor would visually do and try putting that down on the page for the reader to 'see.'

Susanna Kearsley

CharacterBestWordsDownPageWay

I like porterhouse steak, rib-eyes and New York strip. This works for me because I have very low cholesterol and low blood pressure. It's not good for everyone; you have to talk to your doctor about that. I also eat fish and cheese. I like clean food prepared as simply as possible.

Sharon Stone

GoodFoodNew YorkMeDoctorFish

There is a strength of character in the people who have, by and large, never experienced comfort.

Sean Penn

StrengthCharacterPeopleComfort

Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.

Thomas Fuller

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