Edmond About Quotes

It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.

Edmond About

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: February 14, 1828 - January 16, 1885

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I was one of the first women partners at my law firm, the first woman in my Minnesota prosecutor job, and the first woman elected from my state to the Senate. So advice from women who had done similar things was important for me.

Amy Klobuchar

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My friends tell me I'm the most boring celebrity they know! A typical night for me is at home in California or watching movies in my pyjamas.

Amber Riley

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In the re-creation of combat situations, and this is coming from a director who's never been in one, being mindful of what these veterans have actually gone through, you find that the biggest concern is that you don't look at war as a geopolitical endeavor.

Steven Spielberg

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Our country stands at a critical point in its history. Our heritage as a nation of immigrants is at stake.

Roger Mahony

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English girls' schools today providing the higher education are, so far as my knowledge goes, worthily representative of that astonishing rise in the intellectual standards of women which has taken place in the last half-century.

Mary Augusta Ward

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I can't bear the thought of retirement, and I haven't prepared myself for it. I don't play bridge, and I don't play golf. I do play tennis, but you can't do that every day of the week.

Mary Berry

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I guess the point of that song 'Troublemaker, Doppelganger' is trying to navigate the worth of beauty and if it's hurtful or helpful to value beauty. If it's a curse or a blessing. Is that something really negative and morbid, like the hearse, or is it the limousine - a glamorous symbol of enjoying life?

Lucy Dacus

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My career has been riddled with controversy, which I never fully understand.

Liz Phair

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I can't wait to be an 80-year-old actor. I think I'll be really good at that point!

Jason Ralph

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Winning, to me, is easy. Winning more is the challenge.

DJ Khaled

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I've always treated women with dignity and respect.

Brett Kavanaugh

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I was raised with adults. I skipped knowing how to interact as a normal teenage person.

Alice Englert

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