Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MindCareBodySkinWillOut

I loved working with Eric Close and J T Walsh.

Jeri Ryan

LovedWorkingCloseTEric

I told them, you can succeed - it's not likely the first time, maybe 25 per cent, but you CAN succeed. You can also die. By April 16 they had already been to camp III, well ahead of most teams.

Anatoli Boukreev

TimeSucceedDieYouAheadApril

I was in the Marine Corps in 1971. The idea 'Where does authority come from?' is fascinating to me. And also, the idea of a chaplain is fascinating to me because it's a man of the cloth in uniform, and it's the uniform of a killing machine. Back when I was in the Corps, when I saw that, I was amazed by it.

John Patrick Shanley

ManMeBackUniformAuthoritySaw

I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.

Mavis Staples

GoodFatherSingingFeelSongsSang

Every season has its peaks and valleys. What you have to try to do is eliminate the Grand Canyon.

Andy Van Slyke

YouGrand CanyonTryCanyonValleys

If I were put into a college lecture hall right now and told to pay attention for 45 minutes, it would be physically impossible for me to do. I'm one of those people who believe that ADD is a gift. It's tough to manage, but if you can harness it you can do great things.

Jeff Kinney

GreatPeopleCollegeMeImpossible

You don't have to be the sexiest girl or the most talented person to have the X factor. X factor is something you are born with that is your own. And the moment that you realize how to tap into that quality that you have within, and how to bring that individuality out of yourself, that is when you discover the X factor.

Sonu Nigam

GirlMomentQualityYourselfYou

A small company like Nichia should do niche products.

Shuji Nakamura

SmallCompanyNicheProductsLike

There was a period after my first solo album came out that about 50 per cent of my work was with symphonies and big bands. We did the Captain and Tennille as well, but it ended up being about 50-50.

Toni Tennille

WorkCaptainFirstOutUpBig

The truth is nobody can own anything. That was an unheard-of concept among indigenous people. We invented that.

Tom Shadyac

TruthPeopleTruth IsNobodyOwn

The Web belongs to everyone.

Molly Holzschlag

EveryoneWebBelongs

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying.

Josh Billings

TruthPeopleLyingSome PeopleTell

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