"The degree of genius necessary to please us is pretty nearly the same proportion that we ourselves have."

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Source : Claude Adrien Helvétius (1807). “De l'esprit; or, Essays on the mind. Transl. To Which are now prefixed, a life of the author and prefatory strictures by W. Mudford”, p.24

Claude Adrien Helvetius

#Degrees Quotes #Genius Quotes #Proportion Quotes

“Earning money is not the sole objective of life or education. A community of any quality should have a whole range of skills and interests. They should paint, write, perform, visit art galleries and enjoy world-class concerts. Only then will they form a vibrant, rounded, interesting community.”
“Try to understand me. Nothing is impossible.”

Source : "How to Become President". Book by Gracie Allen, 1940.
“If there'd been an astronaut on the moon right then, I'm sure I could have seen him. Perhaps he could have looked down and seen me too... the only one who could.”
“Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.”
“[T]ruth is considered profane, and only illusion is sacred”
“I had an opportunity to move to L.A. back in 1999 and start up a horse racing network of all things. At the time, I was younger and married but didn't have kids; so we thought, Let's just go to L.A. for a while and have fun, and we can always come home. One thing led to another; and once I was out there, I had my eyes opened to this other world and quickly got a home and gardens show and did a game show and then The Bachelor ended up falling into my lap in 2001. And 'the rest is history' as they say.”

Source : Source: www.theartofgallivanting.com
“I was very nervous at the beginning of Hotel du Nord.”
“You get what anybody gets - you get a lifetime.”

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