In pure literature, the writers of the eighteenth century achieved, indeed, many triumphs; but their great, their peculiar, triumphs were in the domain of thought.

The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion.

Perhaps of all the creations of man language is the most astonishing.

It is probably always disastrous not to be a poet.

Human beings are too important to be treated as mere symptoms of the past. They have a value which is independent of any temporal process──which is eternal, and must be felt for its own sake.

There is something dark and wintry about the atmosphere of the later Middle Ages.

Ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.

Perhaps the best test of a man's intelligence is his capacity for making a summary.

Englishmen have always loved Moliere.

Discretion is not the better part of biography.

The genius of the French language, descended from its single Latin stock, has triumphed most in the contrary direction - in simplicity, in unity, in clarity, and in restraint.

The value of your work is not in the dollar. It's in your word.

Acorns are planted silently by some unnoticed breeze.

Don't shy away from producing your own film and being in charge of its business end as well.

It's a town full of losers And I'm pulling out of here to win.

Praise when merited is not a boon: yet to a generous nature, is it pleasant to utter it.

Her grief was so big and wild it terrified her, like an evil beast that had erupted from under the floorboards.

Absorption in Imam Husayn's affairs (his life and his person, etc.), away from his missionary side is backwardness.

As an investor, what we're not looking for is 'oh this is a cool app,' it's 'is this something that can become a big business?' You need to find those that can become real businesses.

Then strong, warm arms wrapped around me from behind. "I've got you," Tod whispered in my ear.

The music industry isn't converging toward dance music. Dance music is dance music. It's been around since disco - and way before disco. But there's different versions of dance music.