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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Hope Gratitude Secret Favors Further

I believe in metaphysics. I don't believe in God because I think that is a human simplification of the things we can't explain. But I believe in a greater universe.

God Believe Think Universe I Believe

We all know we have a problem, a broad problem. Ninety-eight percent of the fuel that is used by our vehicles, our autos and trucks for personal and commercial purposes, for highway and air travel operates on oil. The world has the same problem.

Travel World Problem Know Personal

I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. I believe he was far less a mercenary than he was a freedom fighter.

Freedom Great Time Believe Fighter

The major poets of New Jersey have all suffered, whether it's Whitman, who lost his job for 'Leaves of Grass,' or William Carlos Williams, who was called a communist, or Ginsberg, whose 'Howl' was prosecuted, or myself. If you practise poetry the way I think it needs to be done, you're going to put yourself in jeopardy.

Myself Job Yourself Poetry Think

I'm functioning on a lung and a half, but I have proved that it's possible to challenge yourself.

Stefanie Powers

Challenge Yourself Possible Half

When I go through hundreds of applications from people who all have very similar-sounding experience, cover letters are the only glimpse I have into a person's personality.

Experience Personality People Person

There's nothing like that feeling of having just written a song that you know is 'the song,' and you know it's really great, and you can't wait to share it with people; you can't wait to record it.

Great People Wait Song You Know

I'm not just a politician, I'm a guy who has a real deep, substantive, commitment to education.

Education Commitment Deep Real Guy

Pearl Jam sit down and have conversations about Kiss all the time on tour.

Time Kiss Down Sit Conversations

I am often asked what it is like to be on the 'front line.' But I do not use the term 'front line' to describe us, the protesters. Because everywhere in America, wherever we are, our blackness puts us in close proximity to police violence.

Police I Am America Violence Line

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.

Douglas MacArthur

Live Die Afraid Only Fit Who

I had grown up in a toy shop in Blackpool and then moved to London to do an acting course.

Acting London Up Toy Course Moved

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