Elie Ducommun Quotes

Wars, however frequent and destructive they may be, have never been able to kill entirely the intellectual and moral sense which raises man above the beast.

Elie Ducommun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ManBeastMoralIntellectualNever

I come from a pretty humble family, and I try to be a humble guy.

Andrew Benintendi

FamilyHumbleTryPrettyGuyCome

I think, being an actor, part of it is also being a teacher. I think that's one of the most rewarding things you can do - pass on the knowledge you've learned from other teachers.

Andrew Keenan-Bolger

KnowledgeTeacherThinkYouActor

My experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren't so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more.

Michael Gerber

GoodBusinessExperiencePeopleMe

As awful as the crimes of Stalinism were, the vast majority of the Russian population was trying to survive, to love, to have a sense of purpose.

Amor Towles

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Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive.

Alphonse de Lamartine

RaceSameHeroesPoetsConceive

As a young kid, I had a great background. My grandfather was a minister; I have two uncles that were ministers, and so I had that spiritual background. I accepted Christ early as a kid.

Tony Dungy

GreatSpiritualEarlyGrandfather

I was funny in a way that was not dissing the teacher; I was funny just to be funny. A real charmer with a prominent mustache that he didn't know what to do with and a smart-alecky attitude.

Jason Mantzoukas

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We face paired dangers. The first is that our networks are successfully attacked. The second is that our fear of attack will cause us to destroy what makes the Internet special.

Jonathan Zittrain

FearFaceInternetSpecialWillUs

Everything that could produce a clash between the Arab world and the West seemed dangerous to me.

Dominique de Villepin

MeWorldDangerousEverythingWest

Action to me is something very fun to shoot.

Christopher McQuarrie

FunMeActionShootSomethingVery

Being a doctor, lawyer in war-torn countries isn't easy when the infrastructure isn't there. The money, the food and education is not always accessible to achieve those dreams.

Brandon Stanton

EducationDreamsFoodMoneyDoctor

Punching your weight is one of boxing's most sensible rules. It's a handy one to abide by whether your battles lie in or out of a ring.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

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