Voltaire Quotes

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Voltaire

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MottoWeaknessKnowSidesBoth Sides

That picture has become a sort of yardstick for everything else I've done.

Robert Hamer

PictureDoneBecomeEverythingSort

A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns.

Maurice Strong

EnvironmentalPatternsShiftLess

Even in comedy, I'm always the straight guy, which is okay because that's a skill. But it would be nice to get out of that box.

Maura Tierney

ComedyBe NiceSkillNiceOkayBox

I have a family I love. They tend to say, 'Great job!' Or 'You work really hard! Good for you!' Or 'You look nice today!' Or 'Don't be ridiculous, order the fries!' Or 'You are hilarious.' That's all the family I need.

Sia

WorkFamilyLoveGoodTodayGreat

My TV show had been cancelled; nothing else had gone anywhere; some alliances I had made petered out and nothing came of them and I was looking at a long, long year ahead of me in which there was no work on the horizon, the phone wasn't ringing. I had two kids, one of them a brand-new baby, and I didn't know if I would be able to keep my house.

Tom Hanks

WorkMeBabyLookingHorizonYear

Lunch is the best time of day to eat in Paris. Then you get to go walk it off afterwards.

Rosecrans Baldwin

TimeBestWalkDayLunchYou

Europe is weird songs that would never make it in America.

Mike Myers

WeirdAmericaNeverEuropeWould

Some of us only meet in the most fleeting moments; some of us never meet, but still hear about one another and therefore cherish what we know from what we've heard, and mourn the loss, even though we're spared what the close-loved ones must endure - the ongoing pain of an empty place in the heart for the rest of life.

Mimi Kennedy

LifeHeartPainRestLossMoments

The Supreme Court of the United States is hereby commanded to try Andrew Johnson for usurpation of our Imperial authority and prerogatives, and if found guilty, behead him or send him here to black the Emperor's boots.

Joshua A. Norton

BlackBootsGuiltyAuthorityTry

I can barely recall a single holiday when my father didn't make a scene or create some kind of chaos. We were always walking on eggshells.

Dominique Moceanu

FatherChaosWalkingHolidayCreate

The beauty of our democracy lies in the American value of equality: if you vote, you have a seat at the table. If you speak, you have a chance to persuade others. A billionaire and a minimum wage earner have the same power at the ballot box.

Christine Pelosi

BeautyPowerValueEqualityChance

If we were all kind, if we were all loving and respectful to one another, this world would be so different. So it starts with you, and you can do it. Don't let anything hold you back!

Ally Brooke

You Can Do ItWorldYouBackLoving

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