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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.

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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Great Become Matters Apply Incapable

Sometimes you have to go through the wilderness before you get to the Promised Land.

Wilderness You Go Sometimes Land

Landscape is to American painting what sex and psychoanalysis are to the American novel.

Painting American Landscape Sex

I've worked a lot in comedy. As much as I love playing dramatic roles, it's always nice to be able to have some humor around when working.

Love Humor Comedy Nice Always Able

It's only possible to see people when one is able to see the world as others see it.

Robert Anton Wilson

People World Possible Others See

All I ask is that you not be naive about how the government works when it decides to go after its prey.

Government You Go Ask Naive Prey

I think most people think of ballerinas as kind of either as a fairytale, far-away thing that's really not attainable, something they can't grasp, or they think of them as European or Russian and kind of their nose up in the air. So, it's cool for me to, like, sit with them and for them to really see themselves as me.

People Me Cool Think Kind See

I was the first Latino member of Congress to support Senator Obama's candidacy. For quite a while, I was the only one.

Support Congress First Latino Only

I'm a visual thinker. Research tells us that only 20 per cent of people think visually. So what about the other 80 per cent? Don't they think in pictures? I mean if you imagine washing and preparing potatoes you visualise the process, right?

Douglas Coupland

People Research Think Process You

It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque.

Enough Photograph Picturesque

I believe we now have a glorious opportunity: we can pass our laws and set our taxes entirely according to the needs of the U.K. economy.

Opportunity Believe Now I Believe

This is something I've dreamed of for a long, long time - to play in a World Cup.

Time World Long Play Long Time Cup

They certainly give very strange names to diseases.

Medical Strange Names Give Very

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