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Francois Fenelon Quotes

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.

Francois Fenelon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: clergyman
Nationality: french
Birth: August 6, 1651 - January 7, 1715

Topics

Spiritual Expectation More Enjoyment

Towns and cities throughout the United States have opened their hearts and homes to thousands of families displaced from their homes as a result of this horrific storm.

Storm Result United Hearts Families

I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community.

Women Community Value Think Protect

People write negatives things, cause they feel that's what sells. Good news to them, doesn't sell.

Michael Jackson

Good People Feel Good News News

When women do take on traditionally male subjects, certain male colleagues can seem affronted that a woman has dared to trespass on their subject. I could given you dozens of examples, but here's one: Max Hastings's review in the 'Sunday Times' in 2009 of Miranda Carter's book 'The Three Emperors'.

Women Woman Book Colleagues You

When it comes to judicial nominations, President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats are fond of reminding Republicans that elections have consequences.

Consequences President Democrats Fond

Once this key conflict is eased, it will have a huge impact on the world. It will take time to find a solution. It's similar to the situation between East and the West at the time of my flight.

Time Conflict World Key Impact Find

I breakfast when I get up, lunch when I get the chance. If I never get it, I forget it. Sometimes I dine at seven, sometimes at midnight, sometimes not at all; and I never get to bed until four or five in the morning. Everything depends on the news; the hours make no difference to me.

Joseph Pulitzer

Morning Breakfast Me Lunch Chance

The thing I hate the most in any kind of writing is self-righteousness. Where you pretend you don't have the same kinds of flaws your subject has.

Hate Writing You Flaws Kind Pretend

Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place. It's like voodoo; we don't want things that are soaked in blood, sweat, and tears. I adore life, and I'm very easygoing - and it shows in my work.

Christian Louboutin

Life Work Tears Fashion Interesting

I think too many artists from my era tend to just stamp out a record.

Christopher Cross

Think Out Artists Just Era Stamp

We boil at different degrees.

Anger Different Boil Degrees

When I first started writing, I was in advertising at the time, I was doing most of my writing on weekends. I had studied most of the other series heroes and I figured it would be fun for mine to be different and put him in and around water. So I dreamed up Dirk Pitt.

Time Water Fun Writing Advertising

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