Francois Rabelais Quotes

One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.

Francois Rabelais

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: 1493 - April 9, 1553

Topics

TryingTwoGroundSitFalls

When we're children we're told love is going to be great: Just fall in love, the rest will take care of itself - and then we fall in love and we realize, Okay, this is actually really, really hard work. This guy doesn't just tell me I'm great every day, you know?

Jewel

WorkHard WorkLoveChildrenGreat

Just being there at the Olympics, you kind of just take in every single moment.

McKayla Maroney

MomentYouKindBeing ThereSingle

Black English is simpler than standard English in some ways; for example, it often gets by with just 'be' and drops 'am,' 'is,' and 'are.' That's because black English arose when adult African slaves learned the language.

John McWhorter

BlackLanguageDropsEnglishSlaves

People who truly love to sing have to do it all the time.

Trisha Yearwood

LoveTimePeopleSingWhoTruly

There is no doubt that blood must be screened in order to keep Americans safe and healthy and I am committed to working with the FDA to ensure a safe, secure blood supply, across the board. However, public policy must always be rooted in the facts, not fear.

Mike Quigley

FearI AmFactsDoubtHealthyBlood

I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

Dick Schaap

LifeLearningBusinessEarlyVery

I love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously.

Christopher Eccleston

WorkLoveSeriouslyDeadDemocratic

Like most New Yorkers I was shell-shocked immediately after 9/11 and couldn't put into words what I was feeling.

Christine Lavin

WordsFeelingNewNew YorkersLike

Supermarket automatic doors open for me; therefore, I am.

Craig Bruce

I AmMeDoorsOpenSupermarketAm

No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy.

Tim Kaine

RightPolicyCouplesVirginiaThan

If people understood that doctors weren't divine, perhaps the odor of malpractice might diminish.

Richard Selzer

PeopleDivineUnderstoodDiminish

This is a perverse thing, personally, but I would rather be in the cycle where people are underestimating us. It gives us latitude to go out and make big bets that excite and amaze people.

Mark Zuckerberg

PeopleGoOutBigWhereUs

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