Elie Ducommun Quotes

War, we are told, shapes character; it resolves the major questions of international politics, consolidates nations, and indeed, constitutes the principal factor in the progress of civilization through its successive stages.

Elie Ducommun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: swiss
  • Birth: February 19, 1833 - December 7, 1906

Topics

CharacterPoliticsProgressWar

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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I think someone gets stitches in all my novels.

Ann Patchett

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It's like trying to pin down a kangaroo on a trampoline.

Sid Waddell

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Humanity is smart. Sometime in the technology world we think we are smarter, but we are not smarter than you.

Mitchell Baker

TechnologySmartWorldThinkYou

I admire personalities. Some politicians who are only great mice are just persons.

Milos Zeman

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I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.

Judd Nelson

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'Into The Wild' had a great sense of wild, unpredictable freedom that I loved, and 'Unforgiven' is just a great western with characters that walked the line between right/wrong with an ambiguity that felt very true to frontier life.

Brendan Fletcher

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I love to be able to tell a whole story in three-and-half minutes.

Brett Young

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Yoga has always been a part of my life, and it has had a major effect on me as a person, inside-out.

Anushka Shetty

LifeMeMy LifePersonAlwaysBeen

The theatrical versions are the definitive versions. I regard the extended cuts as being a novelty for the fans that really want to see the extra material.

Peter Jackson

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Mushrooms are miniature pharmaceutical factories, and of the thousands of mushroom species in nature, our ancestors and modern scientists have identified several dozen that have a unique combination of talents that improve our health.

Paul Stamets

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Sugar is my friend, not my love. I always season sugar with a bit of acid or salt. Listen to your tongue.

Sherry Yard

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