Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.

Quote by Jean Rostand

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We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its...

We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its...

We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.

We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.

There are moments when very little truth would be enough to shape opinion. One might...

There are moments when very little truth would be enough to shape opinion. One might...

The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.

The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.

It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not...

It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not...

Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste...

Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste...

Literature: proclaiming in front of everyone what one is careful to conceal from one's immediate...

Literature: proclaiming in front of everyone what one is careful to conceal from one's immediate...

To be adult is to be alone.

To be adult is to be alone.

Theories pass. The frog remains.

Theories pass. The frog remains.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.

Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.

Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.

The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't...

The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't...

Hatred, for the man who is not engaged in it, is a little like the...

Hatred, for the man who is not engaged in it, is a little like the...

It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is...

It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is...

I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books.

I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books.

Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined...

Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined...

The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same.

The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same.

When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current,...

When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current,...

Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it.

Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it.

Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have...

Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have...