Jacques Barzun Quotes

Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that hasty moral judgments about the past are a form of injustice.

Jacques Barzun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 30, 1907 - October 25, 2012

Topics

EducationStylePastInjusticeMoral

Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.

John C. Maxwell

TimeControlManagementBeyondClock

I live in Paris, a city where you have a lot of stylish women, so I learned a lot by observing the women in the street. But my mother was always a big influence as well; she is always very feminine in high heels and perfectly cut dresses, with perfect makeup but never too much.

Jeanne Damas

MotherWomenLiveCityStylishYou

By day, I'm a venture capitalist. On weekends, I love rockets.

Steve Jurvetson

LoveDayWeekendsVentureI Love

So imagine a world 6 degrees warmer. It's not going to recognize geographical boundaries. It's not going to recognize anything. So agriculture regions today will be wiped out.

Steven Chu

TodayWorldAgricultureWillOut

Even when I was in Dubai, I used to host small birthday parties, events, and lots more to make money of my own to fulfil my wish to become an actor. I didn't take any money from my parents to fulfil my dream.

Rithvik Dhanjani

BirthdayMoneyParentsSmallWish

If Democrats in Washington haven't got enough sense to own the issue of political reform, I give up on them entirely.

Molly Ivins

PoliticalEnoughWashingtonUpOwn

I don't travel and tell stories, because that's not the way these days. But I write my books to be read aloud, and I think of myself in that oral tradition.

Louis L'Amour

MyselfTravelThinkTraditionWay

Every day, I wake up and ask, 'Am I hungry?' If I'm physically hungry, I eat something that's hopefully good for me, and then do it again in a few hours. If I get a phone call I don't like, I'll say to myself, 'Is that the reason I want to eat something?' If it is, I try not to do it. It's literally a lifestyle.

Lisa Lampanelli

GoodMyselfDayMeWake UpPhone

Everyone talks about new love all the time, but there's so much to draw from when you've been in a longer relationship. It makes me stick my chest out a little bit. It's like, 'I know what you've been through, but you don't know what it's like over here.'

Dierks Bentley

LoveRelationshipTimeMeYouKnow

The power of the Internet is also its limitation - it provides access to large amounts of information without providing guidance on how to sort out what is credible and what is not.

Dean Ornish

PowerInternetInformationOutLarge

I loved editing, and being a cookbook editor is a really a great job.

Chris Pavone

GreatJobLovedEditingCookbook

Models are supposed to be a muse to you. Why is a muse always the same body type, the same look? It's boring.

Coco Rocha

YouBodyLookBoringWhyMuse

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