Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MenSocietyGrowMannersLiving

Obama will win the 2012 election, thanks in part to the tech community rallying behind him due to issues like SOPA, visas, and free speech.

John Battelle

CommunityWinFreeSpeechElection

Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends?

Robert Louis Stevenson

ManProudFriendsHeShallHis

When you collect bad loans... you sure learn a lot about making good ones. You also learn a lot about the power of persuasion, persistence and desperation.

John Stumpf

GoodPowerPersistenceLearnYou

I've always been the shy one.

Sigrid

ShyAlwaysBeen

The visits Prime Minister Koizumi made to the Yasukuni Shrine, I believe, had nothing to do with approval ratings. He paid respects at the Yasukuni Shrine to pay respects to the people of Japan who fought and lost their lives for the country and to pray for the peace of their souls.

Shinzo Abe

PeacePeopleBelieveCountryLost

A lot of dramas get a bad name commercially because they are unremittingly bleak.

Tom Hooper

NameBadBecauseGetBleakLot

Lou Reed was a hero because he was an anti-hero.

Tom Stoppard

HeroBecauseHeReedLou Reed

Sometimes managers are a little shy to criticize another manager or another operation.

Tom Douglas

SometimesManagerShyLittleAnother

Success is difficult to define.

Marvin Sapp

SuccessDifficultSuccess IsDefine

Albania is located sixty miles across the Adriatic Sea from Italy. It borders Montenegro and Kosovo to the north, Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south. If you know nothing about 'the Land of the Eagles,' relax. You're not alone.

Michael Paterniti

SeaAloneRelaxYouKnowLand

My body is an object of work. That's why I think to be an actor is one of the most violent jobs. If you're a pianist, you have your piano. If you're a guitarist, you have your guitar. But if you're a dancer, or you're an actor - your instrument is your body.

Monica Bellucci

WorkThinkGuitarYouBodyWhy

You know you're a fool when what you're doing makes even the post office seem efficient.

Joshua Cohen

FoolDoingYouKnowOfficeSeem

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