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Voltaire Quotes

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Stupid Succeed World Enough You

Some wonderful things have taken 10 years to make.

Robert Stigwood

Years Wonderful Things Some Taken

I was in control of what people thought of me, but I had no control over what they thought of my mother. When I asked my mother, 'How do I tell people about you?' her answer was, 'Tell the truth'. But of course, the truth is never simple.

Jeannette Walls

Mother Truth Simple People Control

As an entrepreneur and a small business owner, you are intimately familiar with goals. You've dreamed of the 'right' ones, you've projected 'real' ones for the banker and the investor, and, secretly, you've imagined how life can be if you can reach the ones you've set.

Life Goals Business Small Reach You

I'm a little more measured. That sense of urgency I thought accompanied things - it can take a little longer. You have to take the long view.

Thought View Long You Urgency More

I struggled with being a Latino growing up in Los Angeles. I felt very American. I still do. I went to 35 bar mitzvahs before I went to a single quinceanera. I could talk all day about my culture and what it means to me.

America Ferrera

Culture Day Me Growing Up American

Abuse yourself all you want - just leave animals out of it. Don't wear fur.

Yourself You Animals Want Out Leave

Live interaction with a crowd is a cathartic, spiritual kind of exchange, and it's intensified at a festival.

Live Spiritual Kind Interaction

After 'Spring Awakening,' I wanted to do things that are really challenging and outside my comfort zone: things that scare me a little and make me grow.

Spring Me Comfort Zone Grow Comfort

If I'm in the 'hood, I like Chef Creole's Haitian rice and stewed chicken.

Chef Hood Chicken Rice Like Haitian

I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it.

Play Try Years Through Things Get

Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.

Myself Past Looking Look Ahead Try

You can't be a good actor if you get too affected by fame. Because then you're not real, and you're not really wanting more. You look at a lot of actors who, before they were famous, did a lot of amazing work, and once they got too big, it just got off.

Work Good Amazing Famous You Look

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