Abbe Pierre Quotes

The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers.

Abbe Pierre

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: August 5, 1912 - January 22, 2007

Topics

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Let's face it, 80 percent of the work I do my kids can't see.

Joe Pantoliano

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It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if we didn't have a salary cap.

Jerry Jones

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When I was eight, I went to the theatre, and I remember looking at the stage afterward and pointing and saying, 'I want to do that.' I don't think that's ever changed.

Joel Grey

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I know there's a difference between being successful and feeling successful. And if you ask me if I feel successful, the honest answer is 'not yet.'

Simon Sinek

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Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to.

Toni Collette

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I find myself more affected by music the more I do it. Particularly when you're touring, and you're in the bus, and you're listening to loads of music. Life becomes far more dramatic, I guess - you're never in the same place; you're constantly meeting new people. You almost become more sensitized to music.

Tom Odell

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After my 1985 appearance on 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,' I was wooed by producers in Hollywood, who told me they wanted to turn my act into a sitcom.

Roseanne Barr

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Over most of history, threats have come from nature - disease, earthquakes, floods, and so forth. But the worst now come from us. We've entered a geological era called the anthropocene. This started, perhaps, with the invention of thermonuclear weapons.

Martin Rees

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There is absolutely no way that the U.S. will ever default on its debt. We are not going to do that.

Mick Mulvaney

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In great deeds something abides.

Joseph Chamberlain

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In a wristwatch, imagine the battery is in the strap and there's a medical sensor in there connected to the internet. If someone is monitoring that, they could phone up if the user has forgotten to take some medication. This could save hundreds of dollars in medical fees later. What's missing? It's a stable battery.

Donald Sadoway

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I always tell what I see.

Sylvia Browne

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