Ferdinand Buisson Quotes

For a long time, it was believed that war was waged by armies which could not be identified with the nation itself. Professional soldiers took upon themselves the job of defending national interests, and it was understood that the war affected only them; the country itself went on living and working.

Ferdinand Buisson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: December 20, 1841 - February 16, 1932

Topics

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I'm a failed poet. Reading poetry helps me to see the world differently, and I try to infuse my prose with figurative language, which goes against the trend in fiction.

Jesmyn Ward

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I once read that in vaudeville, it was often the straight guy who got paid more than the comic because that's the tougher job. He has to set up the jokes in just the right way.

Michael Dirda

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Tell me what you like and I'll tell you what you are.

John Ruskin

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In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics are always modern.

Amy Lowell

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The eight years of war since 9/11 had meant several Christmases away from home for most of these men. For soldiers at war, there's comforting continuity in the traditions and inevitability of Christmas.

Stanley A. McChrystal

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I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing. I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put it down since.

Slash

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Laureate is a highly leveraged failing investment whose principal beneficiaries are Wall Street fat cats and billionaires - and William Jefferson Clinton.

Roger Stone

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Surgeons always underestimate the pain and disability involved in what they do to people.

Robert Winston

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'True Blood' allows you to be big, so it's almost like you're on stage, and I'm comfortable with that.

Rutina Wesley

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I like working in a team, and at Ferrari there is always good cooperation.

Michael Schumacher

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Your employees have lots of opinions about everything - your strategy and vision; the state of the competition; the quality of your products; the vibe in the workplace. There are tons of things you can learn from them.

Jason Fried

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This head has risen above its hair in a moment of abandon known only to men who have drawn their feet out of their boots to walk awhile in the corridors of the mind.

Djuna Barnes

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