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Me Quotes by Andre Gide
- Believe in your strength and your vision. Learn to repeat to yourself, 'It all depends on me'.
- The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Aphorisms are not my…
- Obsessions of the Orient, of the desert, of its ardor and its emptiness, of the shadows of palm gardens, of the garments white and wide…
- The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary for me to say - because they were too obvious.
- The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.
- To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel…
- I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs…
- The truth is, I hoped the cure would dislike me. I tried to think of disagreeable things to say to him -- I could hit…
- Please do not understand me too quickly.
- The reasons that drive me to write are many and the most important are the most secret, I think. Perhaps most of all this: to…
- I can't expect others to share my virtues. It's good enough for me if they share my vices.
- The belief that becomes truth for me... is that which allows me the best use of my strength, the best means of putting my virtues…
- There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your truth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself. It all depends on…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale