Gaston Bachelard Quotes

The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows.

Gaston Bachelard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: June 27, 1884 - October 16, 1962

Topics

MorningSoulSleepNightRestBody

I went to a very small Catholic school. It wasn't an easy place to be growing up gay.

John Cameron Mitchell

SchoolGrowing UpSmallEasyGayUp

Learning to live with not meeting other people's expectations has been extremely freeing and is the only gift I wish to pass on to any future offspring.

Jenna Wortham

LearningFutureLivePeopleGift

I can't believe that I'm on the Olympic team.

Amnat Ruenroeng

TeamBelieveOlympic

When history looks back, I want people to know that the Nazis could not kill millions of people with impunity.

Simon Wiesenthal

HistoryPeopleBackLooksKnowWant

I admire how Tarantino finds music that's semifamiliar and not famous: undiscovered gems.

Rod Lurie

MusicFamousAdmireGemsHowFinds

Mankind has actually flourished in warmer temperatures.

Ron Johnson

MankindActuallyWarmerTemperatures

If you ask any couple who have been married 50 years or longer, they will tell you they've experienced it all. The same is true of the Beach Boys.

Mike Love

BeachYouTrueWillAskTell

We had six horses, and I would compete. Jumping. Cabinets full of cups. I always won.

Louise Wilson

AlwaysJumpingCompeteWouldHorses

Everyone looks to an artist for something more than just the music, and that message of being comfortable in my own skin is number one for me.

Lizzo

MusicMeArtistLooksSkinMy Own

A lot of my pieces are about easy seductiveness and accessibility in terms of showing skin.

Joseph Altuzarra

EasySkinPiecesAboutAccessibility

I'm an entertainer. I get up on stage and I try to make people enjoy my music, and that political arena - I'm going to stay out of it, right out.

Donny Osmond

MusicPeoplePoliticalEnjoyTryUp

I realized relatively early on that I had no desire to be a mother whatsoever. I actually love children, but specifically other people's.

Cindy Gallop

LoveMotherChildrenPeopleEarly

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