#Mean Quotes #Blessing Quotes #Winning Quotes
“Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return.”
“Doctrines are meant to serve man, not the other way around.”
“I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they are picked for the Olympic or the Paralympic Games.”
“But for everyone, I think, there is always a pressure to conform, and I guess as you get older you realize it's less interesting to do that. It starts with you, though, saying, 'I know what I like doing and that's what I'm going to do.”
“Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized. Certified. Approved for consumption. People will be happy to give up most of their culture for the assurance that the tiny bit that comes through is safe and clean. White noise.”
“The best thing you've got going for you is individuality.”
“Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands.”
“America isn't as lucky as you guys (Europeans), who for the most part have this quality of food that keeps you slim. We're over-eaters in the United States by nature, with fast food and all this kind of thing.”
August Wilhelm von Schlegel Poet
Benjamin Constant Politician
François-René de Chateaubriand Writer
George Sand Novelist
Jacques Necker Statesman
Lord Byron Baron Byron
Marie Therese Rodet Geoffrin
Mary Wollstonecraft Writer
Suzanne Curchod Writer
