Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

OpinionAmericaLibertyBeyondWrite

Sustainability is not just about adopting the latest energy-efficient technologies or turning to renewable sources of power. Sustainability is the responsibility of every individual every day. It is about changing our behaviour and mindset to reduce power and water consumption, thereby helping to control emissions and pollution levels.

Joe Kaeser

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Bush is the Liberace of Cuban politics. He knows how to play us. He says every single thing they want to hear.

Joe Garcia

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Women do come up to me, and they tell me what they think! I've gotten great compliments on my eyes and my smile. But I don't see myself as sexy.

Jesse L. Martin

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I try and take it for what it is, and I'm very at peace with the fact that when I'm done with the songs, they don't belong to me anymore. They belong to the listeners.

Jens Lekman

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People are not used to seeing an older woman on screen, unless she's playing a character role. Why can't they make a movie about a woman who's forty-five who's falling in love or getting divorced? Why does the leading role always have to be a woman who's twenty-three or twenty-eight?

Melanie Griffith

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A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.

Jean-Luc Godard

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We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.

Michael Jordan

PeopleFlyYouOthersSome People

It is one of the most beautiful facts in this human existence of ours, that we remember the earliest and freshest part of it most vividly. Doubtless it was meant that our childhood should live on in us forever.

Lucy Larcom

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Has God forgotten all I have done for Him.

Louis XIV

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I majored in English in college, so I read the classic dystopian novels like '1984' and 'Brave New World.'

Lois Lowry

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I always go for just really, hopefully, great writing and great acting, being in the company of great actors.

Paula Malcomson

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When black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move Heaven and Earth.

Tyler Perry

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