Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: September 15, 1613 - March 17, 1680

Topics

PassionMenCleverIdiotsMakes

I believe the more you talk about everyday issues, the more it helps other people deal with it themselves.

Jermaine Fowler

PeopleBelieveYouEverydayTalk

Our position is that we can sit down and talk to try to solve our problems through dialogue.

Meles Zenawi

ProblemsDownTryTalkDialogueSit

I can't imagine Weezer stopping. We just love doing what we're doing, and I think we'll keep going until we fall down dead. Even if the audience is abandoning us, I can't imagine doing anything else!

Rivers Cuomo

LoveKeep GoingThinkDoingFall

I believe that every person has uniqueness - something that nobody else has.

Michael Schenker

BelievePersonNobodyUniqueness

My parents split up when I was young, and they are still good friends. I think it's often projected that these things have to be so acrimonious. It's so often not the case.

Miranda Otto

GoodParentsThinkFriendsYoungUp

I get up around 8 o'clock, which gives me enough time to walk dogs and feed chickens and horses. Then I get to work in my home office upstairs, and basically, I don't stop until I've written 2,000 words and/or the Stephen Colbert show is over.

Lisa Scottoline

WorkHomeTimeWalkWordsMe

I've been an Amy Winehouse fan since her first album, 'Frank.' I always listen to her music when there's a lot going on and I want to be a bit grounded. It's like my musical warm fuzzy blanket.

Jonathan Van Ness

MusicWarmWantListenFirstAlways

Sometimes, as I feel a door or an exit point in my work is closing, I'll try to create an opening so as not to stifle the creative process, which I see as a process that's never-ending.

Chris Ofili

WorkCreativeDoorProcessFeelTry

I'm a 2NE1 fan as well. I just love the YG Family!

Arden Cho

FamilyLoveWellJustFan

I had travelled to a lot of cities in Europe before, but Prague was special. It held a mysterious attraction for me for during the time I was there.

Arfi Lamba

TimeMeSpecialMysteriousEurope

Your confidence is destroyed when you find out you can't trust people.

Anne Reid

ConfidenceTrustPeopleYouFind

One of my favorites is one called 'Rory's Radio' that I wrote about my brother Jeff's best friend growing up - his name was Rory Dunigan. I dedicated my first record to my brother, who got killed in a car accident in 1999, and I really didn't have any songs on the first album about him, nothing on a personal note.

Ashton Shepherd

FriendCarBestBrotherGrowing Up

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