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Voltaire Quotes

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: french
Birth: November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778

Topics

Life Birthday God Gift Living Up

The love of nature is a different thing from the love of science, though the two may go together.

Nature Love Science Together Go Two

Desert Storm created the pattern for the American way of war that eventually prevailed in Kosovo. America learned from Vietnam that unilateral use of force eventually forfeits international legitimacy and domestic support. Desert Storm demonstrated the political necessity of coalition warfare.

Michael Ignatieff

Storm War Support Desert Political

I am a proud member of the LGBT community and could never bear the idea that someone could say I was closeted.

Community I Am Proud Someone Say

I've got Arabic music in my blood.

Stewart Copeland

Music Blood Got Arabic

Weakness is provocative.

Weakness Provocative

My shareholders expect me to make the most profit. That's the ugly, dirty truth.

Truth Ugly Me Dirty Profit Expect

When I first was conducting as guest conductor in Europe 25 years ago, I would propose doing American pieces and grudgingly it would be accepted from time to time.

Michael Tilson Thomas

Time American Doing First Europe

Although the circumstances of our lives may seem very disengaged, with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America and you just getting through school, I want you to know we have very much in common. For nothing in my life ever would have predicted that I would be standing here as the first African-American First Lady.

Life School Me My Life America You

When I'm writing, I like to have a tiny bit of fact and then exaggerate it and turn it into something more people could relate to.

People Writing More Turn Something

Unlike the traditional athlete, I've got to do more than just engage in my sport to put food on the table. When I'm done running, it's straight to the office.

Food Table Done Athlete More Office

Your path at 22 will not necessarily be your path at 32 or 42.

Path Will Your Necessarily

A record is a commodity, but so is a hamburger. Just because I work at McDonald's doesn't mean I reap the benefits of that commodity. That's the reality with most artists in the record industry: They're getting paid a subsistence wage so they can keep producing a commodity for the record label.

Work Reality McDonald Just Because

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