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Francois Mauriac Quotes

Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses.

Francois Mauriac

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: french
Birth: October 11, 1885 - September 1, 1970

Topics

Love Love Is Human Two Weaknesses

I do see myself as someone who has a lot of story ideas.

Myself Ideas Story Someone See Who

Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is the most powerful.

People Organization Powerful Human

When you start hiding things away, that's when the darkness creeps up. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

Best Darkness Start You Sunlight Up

I may not be the number one movie star, or my films might not be doing too good. I am grateful for what life has offered me. I have got a great family, parents are together, have a great sister, I get to holiday. All these things make me grateful towards life, for everything. I always say - have an attitude of gratitude.

Life Family Good Attitude Gratitude

I'm not gonna tell any man what he should do in life.

Life Man Tell He Should Gonna

If George W. Bush is elected president, I'm leaving for France.

Leaving President France Elected

Advice from my experience, for me, I've never taken no as an answer, I don't believe in that. If I want something, I'm going to get it. When people tell me that I can't do something, it just motivates me more. For me, it makes me smile, because I just want to prove everybody wrong.

Smile Experience People Me Believe

I like musicals that are sometimes comedic, but I haven't even seen the Monty Python musical, and I'm a huge Monty Python fan.

Sometimes Seen Like Fan Even Python

To put up with what you cannot avoid is a philosophical principle, that may not perhaps lead you to the accomplishment of great deeds, but is assuredly eminently practical.

Great Accomplishment You Lead Deeds

If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.

Good Opposition Well Ourselves Shall

You can be stern and forthright, and that's my management style, but when you lose it totally, that's a sign of weakness.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Style Management Weakness You Lose

The first exoplanet to be found around a sun-like star was discovered in 1995, just two years before I began studying exoplanet detection.

First Studying Two Years Star Just

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