L Enfant De Sable Quotes

I do not question anyone anymore. I drink coffee and I live. ~ Tahar Ben Jelloun

The Smile of a Child enlarge the universe (D'un enfant le sourire - Agrandit l'univers) ~ Charles De Leusse

The questioning of any and all entities, including belief and its objects, is one of Christianity's most impressive legacies; and humanism, its rebellious child, must not be prevented from developing this legacy [ «et l'humanisme, son enfant rebelle, ne saurait être empêché de développer ce legs. » ]. ~ Julia Kristeva

Of course to one so modern as I am, `Enfant de mon siècle,' merely to look at the world will be always lovely. I tremble with pleasure when I think that on the very day of my leaving prison both the laburnum and the lilac will be blooming in the gardens, and that I shall see the wind stir into restless beauty the swaying gold of the one, and make the other toss the pale purple of its plumes, so that all the air shall be Arabia for me. Linnaeus fell on his knees and wept for joy when he saw for the first time the long heath of some English upland made yellow with the tawny aromatic brooms of the common furze; and I know that for me, to whom flowers are part of desire, there are tears waiting in the petals of some rose. It has always been so with me from my boyhood. There is not a single colour hidden away in the chalice of a flower, or the curve of a shell, to which, by some subtle sympathy with the very soul of things, my nature does not answer. Like Gautier, I have always been one of those 'pour qui le monde visible existe. ~ Oscar Wilde

Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in peacetime. ~ Gijs De Vries

Rules? Ixion is supposed to be free of rules, yet it seems as strict as Grave in its own way and more ... more dangerous. ~ Marianne De Pierres

Most artists wont congratulate other artist for winning because they suffer from it should have been me syndrome ~ De Philosopher DJ Kyos

Genius guarantees the faculties of the heart. Man is no less immortal than the soul. Great thoughts spring from reason! Fraternity is not a myth. Newborn children know nothing of life, not even greatness. In misfortune, friends increase. ~ Comte De Lautreamont

If war comes upon us, it will come as a thief in the night. ~ Eamon De Valera

A sky as pure as water bathed the stars and brought them out. ~ Antoine De Saint Exupery

The press is like a woman: sublime when it lies, it will not let go until it has forced you to believe it. The public, like a foolish husband, always succumbs. ~ Honore De Balzac

And in any case ... there are no more supernatural noises nowadays ... ~ Villiers De L'Isle-Adam

It is not about the pasture of the sheep, but about their wool.
[Lat., Non est de pastu ovium quaestio, sed de lana.] ~ Pope Pius II

When a baby is born the mother in particular enters into a new larger relationship with the world. She has become connected to all people. She is part of keeping us on earthnot the "us" comprised of individuals but the species itself. By protecting this one baby this gift a mother accepts life's clearest responsibility. ~ Gavin De Becker

The past scampers like an alley cat through the present, leaving the paw prints of memories scattered helter-skelter. ~ Charles De Lint

Having fun is good for your health! ~ Amy Leigh Mercree

Sin is not so sinful as hypocrisy. ~ Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

Dance in the body you have. ~ Agnes De Mille

In general I ask for books that make use of learning, not those that build it up. ~ Michel De Montaigne

She wanders on like a poplar leaf borne upon a whirlwind of unconscious associations, she, her youth, her illusions and her former happiness remembered now through the mists of a ruined mind. ~ Comte De Lautreamont

Is it not a strange blindness on our part to teach publicly the techniques of warfare and to reward with medals those who prove to be the most adroit killers? ~ Marquis De Sade

Something from out in the dark brushed her throat, damp
fingers smearing her with warm wetness. She started, raising a hand against it, but touched nothing.
A teasing whisper in her ear – no, more a thought. Come to me …
She glanced around to see if anyone else had heard, but those near her gazed eagerly ahead. Except the Riper; he watched her. ~ Marianne De Pierres

You can change your life and make it what you want it to be, but only if you take consistent action. ~ Eddie De Jong

The chief problem in historical honesty is not outright lying. It is omission or de-emphasis of important data. The definition of 'important', of course, depends on one's values. ~ Howard Zinn

Providence must call us and we must follow it, if we are to go forward confidently. ~ Vincent De Paul

One learned to take time to savor life, much as one took time to savor a good meal or glass of wine. The French called it "l'entente de la vie," the harmony of life. ~ David McCullough

These people really aim very badly. ~ Charles De Gaulle

Look, people need to conform the external reality they face daily with this subjective feeling they likewise experience constantly. To do this they have two options. First, they can achieve what passes for great things. Now the external reality matches their feeling; they really are better than the rest and maybe they'll even be remembered as such. These are the ambitious people, the overachievers. These are also, however, the people who go on these abominable talk shows where they can trade their psychoses for exposure on that box, modernity's ultimate achievement. Not that this tact, being ambitious, is not the preferred course of action. The reason is it's the equivalent of sticking your neck out which we all know is dangerous. Instead many act like they have no ambition whatsoever. Their necks come back in and they're safe. Only problem is now they're at everyone else's level, which we've seen is untenable. The remedy of course is that everyone else needs to be sunk. This helps explain racism's enduring popularity. If I myself don't appear to be markedly superior to everyone else at least I'm part of the better race, country, religion et cetera. This in turn reflects well on my individual worth. There are other options, of course. For example, you can constantly bemoan others' lack of moral worth by extension elevating yourself. Think of the average person's reaction to our clients. Do these people strike you as so truly righteous that they are viscerally pained by our cl ~ Sergio De La Pava

Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car. ~ Edward De Bono

The only excuse a man has for writing is that he express himself, that he reveal to others the kind of world reflected in the mirror of his soul; his only excuse is that he be original. ~ Remy De Gourmont

Romanticism is a grace, celestial or infernal, that bestows us eternal stigmata. ~ Charles Baudelaire

The one thing that you simply have to remember all the time that you are there, is that Hollywood is an oriental city. As long as you do that you might survive. If you try to equate it with anything else you'll perish. ~ Olivia De Havilland

When we started with 'Big Brother' and created the reality genre, no one could ever foresee that there was so much space in the genre that it could deliver so many formats. There will be periods where there is not enough new stuff to keep the genre alive. But it will never die. ~ John De Mol, Jr.

It may be a mistake to say this, but I know my limitations as an actor and I know what I can and can not do. Robert De Niro can do everything. I can't. A 'Highlander' movie is basically my thing. What I'm attempting to do is develop my ability as an actor and try to be the best I can be in the fantasy/action genre. ~ Christopher Lambert

People always find ways to fool themselves. ~ Maurizio De Giovanni

It was there, in particular, that I confirmed the truth that love, which we cry up as the source of our pleasures, is nothing more than an excuse for them. ~ Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos De Laclos