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Marcel Achard Quotes

When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.

Marcel Achard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: french
Birth: July 5, 1899 - September 4, 1974

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Broadly shared progress can be achieved with policies that are designed specifically to benefit consumers and workers. And such policies need not even include redistributive taxation, which many workers oppose. Rather, they can focus on ways to encourage competition and discourage rent-seeking.

Angus Deaton

Focus Progress Competition Need Even

In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to attend university before taking part in wartime research projects.

John Pople

Age Men War Research Young Group

If I was gay, why wouldn't I admit it? It wouldn't harm me.

Simon Cowell

Me Gay Admit Why Harm

Breaking of norms and disregard for decency have huge, long-term costs.

Tom Steyer

Decency Norms Long-Term Costs Huge

The Bond situations to me are so ridiculous, so outrageous. I mean, this man is supposed to be a spy, and yet everybody knows he's a spy.

Roger Moore

Man Me Bond Ridiculous Mean Spy

I'm always calling my doctor because I'm constantly injuring myself while on the road, like tearing a ligament, blasting my ears or losing my voice. Plus, I'm a total hypochondriac.

Mika

Myself Losing Doctor Road Voice

Having been a head of state gives you the possibility of getting into places others can't go.

Michelle Bachelet

You Go Places Others Head Been

When me and my author friends who write about other difficult subject matter... when you hear from teens daily saying, 'Your book helped me or made me understand a friend better, what somebody else is going through,' you see the positive things.

Jay Asher

Positive Friend Daily Me Saying You

The first time I've actually filmed in London, the locations we've all had have been real inner city, grimy urban places which has been great. Filming here, you've got everything on your doorstep, so when you've got time off, you can go into town, so I've really enjoyed it.

Jonas Armstrong

Great Time City You Go London

No one wants growth, constant expansion, physical swelling. Growth is not a human value; it's a means to the ends of sufficiency and security. Once we have enough, no one wants more, unless it is sold to us as a cheap substitute for something else, something non-material.

Donella Meadows

Growth Value Enough Security Human

I define God as an energy - a spiritual energy. It has no denomination. It has no judgments.

Debbie Ford

God Spiritual Energy Define

I've got 50,000 Facebook fans inside of Iran, and Facebook is banned in Iran. I think the people who follow 'Humans of New York' the most after New York City is Tehran. I have a really special affection for the Persian people because they've really taken to my work.

Brandon Stanton

Work New York People City Think New