Voltaire Quotes

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year.

Voltaire

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

Andre Malraux

PeaceWarQuestionsPuts

I try to examine everything to see if there's another approach.

Robert Stigwood

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Information obtained from detainees at Guantanamo has been described by the CIA as 'the lead information' that enabled the agency to recognize the importance of a courier for Usama bin Laden, a crucial understanding that led to Bin Laden's secret hideout in Pakistan and the U.S. raid that killed him.

Tom Cotton

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A huge part of swimming for me is I love it, and it is so much fun.

Missy Franklin

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Let's be careful when we start comparing American to European tolerance because there isn't necessarily a lot of European tolerance.

Montel Williams

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No studio in Hollywood wanted 'Cold Mountain.' None. No one wanted 'Ripley,' no one wanted 'The English Patient.' That tells you there isn't really an appetite for ambitious movie-making out there.

Anthony Minghella

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Every fish in the ocean is in danger.

Paul Watson

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I want to do films and have my name mentioned next to Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino. I don't want my name mentioned next to other rappers at all.

Tyler, The Creator

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'Top Chef' is a very smooth-running machine. All the people working there are incredibly professional and absolutely at the top of their game.

Toby Young

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I try not to be proud. I try to actively attack pride.

Nicolas Cage

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The Bible was written by fallible human beings.

Richard Dawkins

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Conscious listening is very largely overlooked in the mainstream of education. It's such an important skill in life. And yet we expect children to pick it up from home or from peers informally.

Julian Treasure

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