Gaston Bachelard Quotes

The words of the world want to make sentences.

Gaston Bachelard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WordsWorldWantMakeSentences

In my stand-up, I generally improvise from an outline.

Jeff Garlin

ImproviseOutlineStand-UpGenerally

Do you know what social justice is? Do you know what social reform is? I didn't either, but reform and social justice are what I intend to do.

Silvio Santos

JusticeYouKnowSocial Justice

I was that kid who was always practicing crying or falling asleep or being angry or being excited. I was that weirdo in my room making faces.

Rosa Salazar

AngryKidAlwaysFallingRoomFaces

At school, if I was ever bored in class, I would draw maps of islands or detailed interior of boats or lists of provisions and equipment I would need when I went camping in the summer.

Michelle Magorian

SchoolSummerClassNeedInterior

My dad had been born in Mexico and his family had to leave during the Mexican revolution.

Mitt Romney

FamilyRevolutionBornMexicoLeave

When we used to walk to school, I used to read off the walls, graffiti and stuff, everything. I used to write stories, but I'd never finish them. I wrote poems.

Jorja Smith

WalkWallsSchoolNeverWriteUsed

There is nothing glamorous or romantic about war. It's mostly about random pointless death and misery.

Jon Krakauer

RomanticDeathWarRandomNothing

I definitely feel like I'm more of an artist than an athlete. But I'm good at both.

Johnny Weir

GoodFeelArtistAthleteMoreLike

I was a full-time mom for seven years. You go back on tour, you're back in hotels, you're ordering room service, and you're getting an itinerary slipped under your door every,day. You're kind of thinking, 'Did I go home for seven years, or was that just a dream?'

Dolores O'Riordan

HomeServiceMomDoorThinkingYou

The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory.

Douglas Haig

WarWaitingVictoryDangerousDesire

If you close your eyes and think about where you feel the most safe, you're probably not going to tell me it's in a room full of police. You feel safe where you're around people that love you, when you have food and shelter, when you're being pushed to be your best self and learn.

DeRay Mckesson

LoveEyesFoodBestPolicePeople

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

Aristotle

FearLawPhilosophyOthersWithout

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