Blaise Pascal Quotes

The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be wretched. A tree does not know itself to be wretched.

Blaise Pascal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GreatTreeManGreatnessKnowKnows

Look at timber prices in the late '90s, at around $50. If you count the true damage of cutting down forests, the resultant flooding, insurance claims, and so on, then the timber price should have been $100.

Jochen Zeitz

InsuranceYouLookLateDownTrue

I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.

Jesse Owens

TimeFeetDownFastPossibleAir

You can't do some of the things you used to do. I suppose you have to go at a gentler pace. I mean, God help us, you can't sit at home being a Vicar or anything.

Andy Taylor

HomeGodHelpYouGoMean

I find the 1940s very compelling. It is a very excitable period in the U.S. when, whether out of necessity or not, everybody was reinventing themselves.

Amy Bloom

FindOutNecessity1940sEverybody

To the extent the dollar gains strength relative to other currencies, assets priced in those other currencies would become cheaper on a dollar basis.

Steve Mnuchin

StrengthBecomeDollarWouldCheaper

So research is a terribly imperfect science, and you learn an awful lot more after you've published a book, because people keep writing to you and saying, 'Oh, gosh, I was related to such and such a character and I have a letter in my possession.'

Simon Winchester

CharacterSciencePeopleResearch

We have run out of creativity for children and teachers alike in the name of pushing up standards.

Shirley Williams

ChildrenCreativityNameRunOutUp

Now I'm a painter. That was another opportunity I was able to pursue, I've been painting all my life, now it's become a second career because of my success in the movies.

Tony Curtis

LifeSuccessOpportunityPainting

We had a dialogue coach. She helped us with our T's.

Rupert Grint

SheCoachDialogueUsOurHad

When we moved back to the US, folk music was all the rage. So I traded in my banjo for a guitar.

Michael Storm

MusicGuitarBackRageUsBanjo

If you were to ask me if I'd ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cocktail, I'd have to say that I doubt it; where certain things are concerned, I plan ahead.

Luis Bunuel

DailyMeLuckPlanYouBad

I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means I'm headstrong, don't like people telling me what to do.

Loretta Lynn

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