Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

EverythingFortuneHerAdvantage

Fashion should be a daily convenience, not a daily chore.

Jennifer Hyman

DailyFashionConvenienceChore

Well, the medium of film is so different than a book that just by bringing it into visual storytelling is to change it up. I think in a book, in any book, you can have a reactive character. Some of the great novels of all time have had that, but in a film you can't do that.

Melissa Rosenberg

ChangeCharacterGreatTimeBookUp

If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.

Mel Brooks

DeathChanceBeatGotNoneEinstein

My being gay was something of not great interest to me.

Maurice Sendak

GreatMeGayInterestSomething

Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.

Ambrose Bierce

HopePersonSkinUpBonesGive

Nutrition doesn't have to be complicated. It goes back to the lessons you learned as a kid. Start with a real breakfast; don't ever skip that. If you're waking up early for a run, make sure you drink at least a glass of water and put something healthy into your stomach before you go out the door.

Summer Sanders

WaterBreakfastDoorStartYouBack

My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us the feeling that learning was the most exciting thing that could happen to you, and it never ends.

Rita Dove

LearningFatherMotherParentsYou

One of my pet peeves about biblical epics was that the characters' costumes always looked like they're just out of the dry cleaners.

Roma Downey

PetAlwaysOutDryJustLike

Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven.

Michelangelo

LoveGoodDeathManGood ManWings

When doing comedy, I do what makes me laugh. The first person I learned from said I should talk about things I am passionate about - that I love or hate - because the audience likes to see passion. The stuff I rant and rave about stems from a place that really pisses me off.

Lisa Lampanelli

LovePassionHateI AmMeLaugh

I know who I am. And I know I'm a good person.

Johnny Damon

GoodI AmGood PersonPersonKnow

I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.

Bobby Fischer

SportsHateSuitsShirtsReady-Made

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