Stephanie Crayencour famous quotes

Un homme qui lit, ou qui pense, ou qui calcule, appartient a'   l'espe'  ce et non au sexe; dans ses meilleurs moments, il e  chappe me"  me a'   l'humain. A person who reads or thinks or calculates, belongs to a kind and not to a gender; in his or her best moments, he or she escapes being human.
-- Stephanie Crayencour

#Thinking #Kind #Moments

Les trois quarts de nos exercices intellectuels ne sont plus que broderies sur le vide. Three quarters of our intellectual performances are no more than decorations over a void.
-- Stephanie Crayencour

#Intellectual #Three #Void

Entre le ro"  le de sauveur et celui de complice du bourreau,j'aper c° ois tout au plus l'incommode emploi de victime. Between the role of saviour and that of butcher's accomplice, all I see left for you is the unsavoury role of victim.
-- Stephanie Crayencour

#Roles #Victim #Butchers

Que le Dieu qui nous tue nous vienne en aide! God who kills us, come to our rescue!
-- Stephanie Crayencour

#Rescue

Out of the debris of a statue thoroughly shattered a new art work is born: a naked foot unforgettably resting on a stone; a candid hand; a bent knee which contains all the speed of the foot race; a torso which has no face to prevent us from loving it.
-- Stephanie Crayencour

#Art #Race #Hands

Entre le ro" le de sauveur et celui de complice du bourreau,j'aper c° ois tout au plus l'incommode emploi de victime. Between the role of saviour and that of butcher's accomplice, all I see left for you is the unsavoury role of victim.
-- Stephanie Crayencour

#Roles #Victim #Butchers

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

I don't think that when Zionism began there was a claim that we were losing - even in part - our capacity to contribute to other peoples.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.

Some of my academic friends think Ive fallen from a very special grace.

He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.

Is there a short-eared koobish, then?' Mmmyes ...' said J.Lo. 'But it is technically not really a koobish. Is more alike a kind of singing pumpkin.' We had conversations like these all the time, where I just eventually gave up.

In that moment it dawned on me that everything has to line up perfectly for something to turn out this awful.

Because Mr. Mandelas early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy, the singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragically lost to guerrilla decontextualization.

In those moments when priorities clash always stay guided by your values, not your perceived necessities.

I just had one of those 'what the hell are we doing' moments.