Vauvenargues Quotes & Sayings

No one ever felt sorry for a banker. — Dominic Lawson

My father was an electrical engineer who worked at Westinghouse in Pittsburgh. When I was growing up, my mother wrote humor columns for the local paper. She was the Erma Bombeck of Murrysville, Pa. — Jason Kilar

The lazy are always wanting to do something. — Luc De Clapiers De Vauvenargues

Sondheim is the Shakespeare of the musical theater world. — Mandy Patinkin

Once when Larry the Cable Guy was on Conan's show, Conan O'Brien was so offended by Larry's material, he had to walk away from the desk he was so offended. — Andy Kindler

Osama bin Laden was living in that compound with three wives. It's like he was Newt Gingrich. — David Letterman

I'm supposed to quote myself? Seriously? I know I'm a clever wench, but modesty muffles my ego. — K.Z. Snow

Nothing but courage can guide life. — Luc De Clapiers De Vauvenargues

I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my head. — John Fahey

I was in a band in the '90s called Bikini Kill, and we were so freaked out about documentation then, and there was the whole thing, not just about the male gaze, but that people were going to misrepresent you ... a kind fear of the mainstream that a lot of us had. — Kathleen Hanna

The truth is, I'm still getting to know most of them, — Kiera Cass

I'm an innate maximalist. — David Mitchell

Is that a banana in your lunch box, or are you just pleased to see me? — H.M. Forester

I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter. — Larry Holmes

What we call a brilliant thought is usually just a captivating expression which, with the help of a little truth, imposes a surprising error on us. — Luc De Clapiers De Vauvenargues

More are taken in by love than by cunning. — Luc De Clapiers De Vauvenargues

Great thoughts come from the heart — Luc De Clapiers De Vauvenargues

To achieve great things, we must live as though we were never going to die. — Luc De Clapiers De Vauvenargues