Jacques Maritain Quotes

Americans seem sometimes to believe that if you are a thinker you must be a frowning bore, because thinking is so damn serious.

Jacques Maritain

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: November 18, 1882 - April 28, 1973

Topics

BelieveThinkingYouSometimesDamn

My old friend Vlado Prelog has asked me to offer, from both of us, our thanks to the Royal Academy of Sciences and to the Nobel Foundation for the honour conferred on us.

John Cornforth

FriendMeFoundationRoyalOldUs

Our American professors like their literature clear and cold and pure and very dead.

Sinclair Lewis

ColdAmericanLiteratureDeadPure

I think it's almost an indulgence to focus on the dark side of things. And as you get older, you want to focus on the positive.

Rob Brydon

PositiveFocusThinkYouDarkWant

Five years is a good run for a sitcom; seven is good, but usually, it's a couple years of staying past your welcome.

Mike Scully

GoodPastWelcomeRunYearsYour

Customers don't just want to shop: they want to feel that the brand understands them.

Mickey Drexler

BrandFeelWantCustomersJustThem

I was never really a virtuoso guitar player per se.

Mick Jones

GuitarNeverPlayerReallyVirtuoso

When I write a record, I don't even touch a computer. I don't even bring my cell phone.

Jason Molina

Cell PhonePhoneTouchWriteBring

As a songwriter, it can be a kiss of death for you to fall in love.

Brad Paisley

LoveDeathKissYouFallSongwriter

I've always wanted to be sure my parents approve of what I do. Even with my tattoos, my mom went with me.

Ashley Tisdale

ParentsMeMomAlwaysTattoosSure

I have no sense of time, and I'm a dreamer.

Richard Gere

TimeDreamerNo SenseSense

I attended TED in 2007 and 2008, the last two years the conference was held in Monterey.

Maria Semple

TwoYearsConferenceLastHeldTed

I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, 'sociologist.'

Marianne Faithfull

FatherMeSaidHorrorHeOnce

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