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Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: french
Birth: July 29, 1805 - April 16, 1859

Topics

Patriotism Greatness America Repair

I don't give a damn about trolls.

Damn Give About

That time is important. It gives a comforting illusion of permanence not found in running by the mile.

Time Illusion Important Comforting

I don't ever really feel that wearing my wedding ring is what determines me being married or not.

Jessica Simpson

Me Feel Wedding Ring Being Married

If we turn to palaeontology to tell us about our biological evolution it is to prehistory that we look for evidence of the evolution of specifically human patterns of behaviour.

John G. D. Clark

Look Evolution Human Turn Tell Us

I worked with people I admire; Josh Lucas, who I'd worked with many many years ago on a pilot called The Class of 61 and Kurt Russell, and so there were a variety of different people that I enjoyed working with.

People Pilot Admire Class Years Who

A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

Mother Child Think Twice Her Once

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation.

Simone de Beauvoir

Fear Woman Man Loving Feeling Human

I am pretty much gluten-free; I barely ever eat bread, and the only dairy I eat is Greek yogurt and goat cheese.

I Am Cheese Bread Eat Goat Pretty

I just think lots of words have physicality. How about the word 'wobble?' You think that's arbitrary? When you say the word 'wince,' you wince. How about that?

Roy Blount, Jr.

Words Think You Say Just Word

When I am in London, all I do is mix with other people in the arts.

I Am People London Arts Other Mix

If you want to be that world champion, you have to be willing to beat anybody on this planet - no strings attached.

World Champion You Want Planet Beat

I thought, when I came to Nashville, I was going to hook up with some of the top country writers in town and write some country tunes.

Thought Country Write Nashville Top

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