France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.

Quote by Francois Mitterrand

Topics: History Quotes, Nations Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

A man loses contact with reality if he is not surrounded by his books.

A man loses contact with reality if he is not surrounded by his books.

OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as...

OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as...

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a...

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a...

The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most...

The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.

It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.

Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a...

Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a...

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man nothing else that he...

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man nothing else that he...

Old books, you know well, are books of the world's youth, and new books are...

Old books, you know well, are books of the world's youth, and new books are...

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.

What irritates me is the bland way people go around saying, 'Oh, our attitude has...

What irritates me is the bland way people go around saying, 'Oh, our attitude has...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Songs wont save the planet, but neither will books or speeches. Songs are sneaky things;...

Songs wont save the planet, but neither will books or speeches. Songs are sneaky things;...

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole...

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole...

Books are a narcotic

Books are a narcotic

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old...

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old...

The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.

The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

When I am dead, I hope it is said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his...

When I am dead, I hope it is said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his...