Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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The financial people, who lead such dreary lives, believe what they read and see on television.

Jimmy Breslin

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I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.

Joan Crawford

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If you're competitor-focused, you have to wait until there is a competitor doing something. Being customer-focused allows you to be more pioneering.

Jeff Bezos

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To me it's incontrovertible that investment in people, investment in business, creates jobs; they don't destroy jobs.

Stephen Pagliuca

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If you are dressing up, then dress to the hilt, else let it go easy. But no matter what, pay attention to the nails. Whether you keep it short, long, varnished or plain, it has to look good.

Sonam Kapoor

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There is work, and there is pleasure; acting is pleasure.

Sofia Vassilieva

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I try to keep track of what the kids are doing on Soundcloud, and all the new guys coming up.

Mike Dean

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What's fun about chefs is that they're big guys, often, and they might not look like the most athletic people, but they're very powerful people, and they have tremendous stamina... It takes a toll on their body, too.

Jon Favreau

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I try to write conversationally; I try to write like people speak and put the emphasis on the right syllable.

Don Henley

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When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back.

Woody Allen

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The majority must be persuaded by ideology that their government is good, wise and, at least, inevitable, and certainly better than other conceivable alternatives. Promoting this ideology among the people is the vital social task of the 'intellectuals.'

Murray Rothbard

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The Royal family to me are not England, and they are not the flag.

Morrissey

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