Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: December 1, 1944

Topics

NothingForeverLastsVigilant

At school, when it came to being social, I had no idea how to do it.

Melissa Benoist

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As writers, we only aim to please. Or we aimed to please as children, which is why we became writers.

Maurissa Tancharoen

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I'm not sure I could ever write for adults. That's not to throw shade or anything, but I feel like teenagers are much more open-minded and willing to listen sometimes.

Angie Thomas

FeelSometimesListenOpen-Minded

Dance has such an intensity to it. You become, in a way, an intense person.

Mia Wasikowska

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I'm killing two birds at once, so to speak. Animal-based food kills people. This way, by going vegan... we get healthy and save animals. I'm being selfish, too, because if I can get my employees healthier, we cut down on sick days and gain more productivity.

Steve Wynn

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I have so much to thank reality TV for.

Sia

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It kills my vibe when cats don't wanna cuddle!

Sigrid

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Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.

Mikhail Bakunin

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Playing athletics, playing a lot of different sports, going to drama school... I was one of those kids who wanted to do everything, so I ended up being pretty average at everything.

Matt Bomer

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My bread and croissants wouldn't win a prize! I'm not an expert in yeast cookery.

Mary Berry

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It is not I who have been consigned to the bedroom of history.

Corazon Aquino

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I started as a journalist for magazines in New York City, so it was always storytelling. And moving into movies was a natural transition.

Bruce Feirstein

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