Pococurante From Candide Quotes & Sayings

Glory's like a bowling ball. She gets picked up, fingered, and thrown in the gutter, and yet she still comes back. — Suzanne Wright

Why did you marry him then? (Francesca)
I had no idea what I was letting myself in for. I thought he was a noble prince. I had no idea he was barely one step up from a monkey. I take that back and I deeply apologize to all the primates of the earth for insulting them. He's not worthy of monkeydom. He's a slimy slug trail. (Esperetta) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

I don't think God cares a whole lot about the outcome. He cares about the people involved, but I don't think he's a big football fan. — Aaron Rodgers

In some strata of Greek and Roman society the engineer was actually denigrated, higher esteem being accorded to poets, playwrights and sculptors. According to Plutarch, Archimedes was praised for refusing to contaminate his theoretical and mathematical science with practical applications, although under extreme pressure at the siege of Syracuse in Sicily he did design practical machinery. — Stephanie Dalley

I think you can tell when a New York show isn't shot in the city. It's so iconic and has such a specific energy. — Theo James

Oh! what a superior man," said Candide below his breath. "What a great genius is this Pococurante! Nothing can please him. — Voltaire

The conversation topic in my head is not what role I should play; it is whether I am going to play at all. — Jonny Wilkinson

The path God chooses for each of us to follow isn't always an easy one, but we all have to decide whether or not we're willing to trust in His wisdom and embrace His will — Delia Parr

At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable. — Ambrose Bierce