Gaston Bachelard Quotes

If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.

Gaston Bachelard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them.

Jeremy Corbyn

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Eviction causes loss. You lose not only your home but also your possessions, which are thrown onto the curb or taken by movers, and often you can't keep up payments.

Matthew Desmond

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I'm not the kind of person to jump into a relationship with a guy. I do a lot of figuring out about the person and his background, what he wants, and why he is interested in me.

Sofia Richie

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I don't ever want to get too comfortable in my career or life. My nature is such that I'm always looking for new challenges.

Mary Frann

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In figure skating, you have four minutes to do your best. It's your time; you do your best.

Michelle Kwan

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There just is not one person in my family who is not funny.

Michael Keaton

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Most designers don't dress in fashion. They dress in an anonymous way so that people are just judging their work.

Louise Wilson

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GLAAD has so much information and outlets about LGBTQ people and some of the issues we face and who we are.

Jazz Jennings

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I don't have any doubt in my mind: I could knock out any man in the heavyweight division.

Deontay Wilder

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Since I was a young girl, I always wanted to pursue law studies. I would have never imagined that my career would have taken a complete different route.

Chiara Ferragni

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Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor and tutor students, and demonstrate through their actions how much they value their children's education.

Arne Duncan

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Thus a man was born into a fixed relation to certain gods as surely as he was born into a relation to his fellow-men; and his religion... was simply one side of the general scheme of conduct prescribed for him by his position as a member of society.

William Robertson Smith

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