Anatole France

STATUS QUOtes — 20240511

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.” — Anatole France

“When you’re the victim of the behavior, it’s black and white; when you’re the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray.” — Laura Schlessinger

“It is a vast, and pervasive, cognitive mistake to assume that people who agree with you (or disagree) do so on the same criteria that you care about.” — Megan McCardle

“We may have broken rules … but we did not cheat.” — Jim Calhoun, Connecticut basketball coach

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20230608

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“It is well for the heart to be naive and for the mind not to be.” — Anatole France

“We all impose some coherence—some meaning—on the chaotic events of our existence. We rummage through the raw images of our memories, selecting, burnishing, erasing. We emerge as the heroes of our stories, allowing us to live with what we have done—or haven’t done.” — David Grann

“The challenge of every day is to establish some relationship between what you want from life and your Daily Planner.” — Robert Brault

“His absence is so big it’s like he’s there.” — Patrick Ness

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20211007

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“If what we change does not change us we are playing with blocks.” — Marge Piercy

“Take something you love, tell people about it, bring together people who share your love, and help make it better. Ultimately, you’ll have more of whatever you love for yourself and the world.” — Julius Schwartz

“Man is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.” — Anatole France

“Classical musicians go to the conservatories, rock´n roll musicians go to the garages.” — Frank Zappa

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20200807

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

 

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“The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all.” — Mignon McLaughlin

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” — Anatole France

“My point is, there are a lot of people in the world. No one ever sees everything the same way you do; it just doesn’t happen. So when you find one person who gets a couple of things, especially if they’re important ones… you might as well hold on to them.” — Sarah Dessen

“I always wondered how I could tell when the right one came along – but it was easy. He was the only one that came along.” — Phyllis Diller

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20200402

Jeff

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“At moments we are all artists.” — Arnold Bennett

“In order for greatness to emerge, there must be phases of not-so-greatness.” — Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace

“This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never gives them. In some form or other, we pay for her favors; or we go empty away.” — Amelia Barr

“If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.” — Anatole France

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20200103

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“Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.” — Arthur Schopenhauer

“Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds; do not overload them. Put there just a spark. If there is some good inflammable stuff, it will catch fire.” — Anatole France

“She was learning, quite late, what many people around her appeared to have known since childhood that life can be perfectly satisfying without major achievements.” — Alice Munro

“If it was an overnight success, it was one long, hard, sleepless night.” — Dicky Barrett

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20191019

Jeff

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“Soft words win hard hearts.” — Proverb

“A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.” — Anatole France

“When the history books are written about this tumultuous era, I want them to show that I was among those in the House of Representatives who stood up to lawlessness and tyranny.” — Elijah Cummings (1951-2019) – Member of the House of Representatives since 1996

“The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.” — Walt West

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20171129

Jeff

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“The unfed mind devours itself.” — Gore Vidal

“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves.” — Anatole France

“It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.” — Leonardo da Vinci

“A self-made man is one who believes in luck and sends his son to Oxford.” — Christina Stead

 
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