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LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

Love, Arthur, is a poodle's chance of attaining the infinite, and personally I have my pride.
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

Life is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts.
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE I think all great innovations are built on rejections.
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE There's a point of poverty at which the spirit isn't with the body all the time. It finds the body r...
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE

With two thousand years of Christianity behind him... a man can't see a regiment of soldiers mar...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE The more one is hated, I find, the happier one is.
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE We've no use for intellectuals in this outfit. What we need is chimpanzees. Let me give you a word o...
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE

We've no use for intellectuals in this outfit. What we need is chimpanzees. Let me give you a wo...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

With two thousand years of Christianity behind him... a man can't see a regiment of soldiers march p...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

Man hardly comes in more than two varieties, wherever he is, whatever he does: workers and pimps ......
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

This instinctive repulsion which tradespeople inspire in men of sensitive feeling is one of the very...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

Never believe straight off in a man's unhappiness. Ask him if he can still sleep. If the answer's ye...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

When you're not used to comfort and good things to eat, you're intoxicated by them in no time. Truth...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE Living, just by itself / what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and Boredom's the usher, there al...
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE Life is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts.
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE Almost every desire a poor man has is a punishable offence.
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE With two thousand years of Christianity behind him... a man can't see a regiment of soldiers march p...
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE

There's a point of poverty at which the spirit isn't with the body all the time. It finds the body r...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

To hell with reality! I want to die in music, not in reason or in prose. People don't deserve the re...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

The poetry of heroism appeals irresistibly to those who don't go to a war, and even more to those wh...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE If you aren't rich you should always look useful.
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE To hell with reality! I want to die in music, not in reason or in prose. People don't deserve the re...
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE Never believe straight off in a man's unhappiness. Ask him if he can still sleep. If the answer's 'y...
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE The poetry of heroism appeals irresitably to those who don't go to a war, and even more so to those ...
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE The whole business of your life overwhelms you when you live alone. One's stupefied by it. To get ri...
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE

One can't relive one's life. Forgiveness is not what's difficult; one's always too ready to forgive....
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

Almost every desire a poor man has is a punishable offence.
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

To philosophize is only another way of being afraid and leads hardly anywhere but to cowardly make-b...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

Living, just by itself --what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and Boredom's the usher, there al...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

From up high where I was, you could shout anything you liked at them. I tried. They made me sick, th...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE One can't relive one's life. Forgiveness is not what's difficult; one's always too ready to forgive....
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE

Even diseases have lost their prestige, there aren't so many of them left. Think it over... no more ...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

The whole business of your life overwhelms you when you live alone. One's stupefied by it. To get ri...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

We've no use for intellectuals in this outfit. What we need is chimpanzees. Let me give you a word o...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

Between the penis and the mathematical one . . . there exists nothing. Nothing! It is a vacuum. ...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE To philosophize is only another way of being afraid and leads hardly anywhere but to cowardly make-b...
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE Even diseases have lost their prestige, there aren't so many of them left. Think it over... no more ...
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE Love, Arthur, is a poodle's chance of attaining the infinite, and personally I have my pride.
LOUIS FERDINAND CELINE

To hell with reality! I want to die in music, not in reason or in prose. People don't deserve th...
LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE

These statements about torture, about alleged misuse of power and things like that, insulted the Fil...
FERDINAND MARCOS

America must realize, there are conditions she must accept in Asia. The first is a diversity of Asia...
FERDINAND MARCOS

Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no way connect...
FERDINAND MOUNT

Something is happening to Britain and the British. Or has happened. We are said to be passing throug...
FERDINAND MOUNT

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.
FERDINAND MOUNT

Nobody is impervious to misfortune.
FERDINAND MARCOS

Whatever be the challenges, whatever be the obstacles before us, I say to you as I say to everybody ...
FERDINAND MARCOS

There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them...
FERDINAND MARCOS

I can feel it in my bones that no matter what we do, even if we do not do anything, the revolutionar...
FERDINAND MARCOS But I felt all the more bound to make this proposal, because it at once turns to a reproach.
FERDINAND LASSALLE

The church says the earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidenc...
FERDINAND MAGELLAN The value of the final few years of life to an 80-year-old means he'll spend whatever it costs for a...
FERDINAND DUDENHOEFFER Without basic restructuring, the losses at the Volkswagen brand won't be eliminated. Our analysis su...
FERDINAND DUDENHOEFFER He felt lonely and out of place. In the summer I saw the mood that he was in, he wasn't too happy wi...
FERDINAND BAILEY People think we don't give a toss about the game, but when I walked out of Windsor Park that nig...
RIO FERDINAND Volkswagen has made a strategic decision to expand in the area of heavy commercial vehicles, in line...
FERDINAND PIECH The new Beetle cannot deny its origin and the magic of its shape, ... We believe the new Beetle is n...
FERDINAND PIECH

You even have tourists visiting the site which is great. It would make people more conscious about t...
FERDINAND MARCOS

I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
FERDINAND MARCOS

I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself.
FERDINAND PORSCHE

Fiat justitia et pereat mundus.
Let justice be done, though the world perish.
FERDINAND I

My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignit...
FERDINAND MARCOS

If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.
FERDINAND PORSCHE

We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique posi...
FERDINAND MOUNT

In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.
FERDINAND MOUNT

According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed wit...
FERDINAND MOUNT

All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by far the most effective ...
FERDINAND MOUNT

The primary problem in many modernizing societies is not liberty but the creation of a legitimate pu...
FERDINAND MARCOS

I have been called brave in my time, but brave as I may have been against foreign invaders, I have n...
FERDINAND MARCOS The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious.
FERDINAND FOCH My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.
FERDINAND FOCH

The Church says that the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on t...
FERDINAND MAGELLAN

I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to arg...
FERDINAND MARCOS

Authority has to exist before it can be limited, and it is authority that is in scarce supply in tho...
FERDINAND MARCOS Above the 800 a day threshold we would have to produce the car in Europe. We will reach a decision i...
FERDINAND PIECH

I never thought (the crowd) was that huge. When you realize you are not
alone, you grow strong...
FERDINAND MARCOS Most people hear 'When the Levee Breaks' and they go, 'Well, it's just an homage to the 1927 Mississ...
FRANZ FERDINAND The O.C.
FRANZ FERDINAND The rain still hasn't stopped.
FRANZ FERDINAND

It's not really going to make anyone rich,
FERDINAND MARCOS From that moment on, the newspaper became a highly lucrative investment for those with a talent for ...
FERDINAND LASSALLE

Frankly, if there's money to be made the province would have involved itself.
FERDINAND MARCOS For a long time, it was believed that war was waged by armies which could not be identified with the...
FERDINAND BUISSON

The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the mo...
FERDINAND MAGELLAN None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.
FERDINAND FOCH The fundamental qualities for good execution of a plan is first; intelligence; then discernment and ...
FERDINAND FOCH During my career several people have tried to push me out the door... Nobody has succeeded yet.
FERDINAND PIECH In my career quite a few people have tried to force me out, but so far no one has succeeded.
FERDINAND PIECH

The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan that h...
FERDINAND MOUNT

For all its terrible faults, in one sense America is still the last, best hope of mankind, because i...
FERDINAND MOUNT

America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.
FERDINAND MOUNT

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it...
FERDINAND MOUNT

To write our constitution is for the past, the present, and the future to come together all at once ...
FERDINAND MARCOS

What we ask of the developed countries is to let the Third World find a third way.
FERDINAND MARCOS

Freedom is not just declared; it is exercised.
FERDINAND MARCOS

Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone...
FERDINAND MARCOS

Once a champion, always a champion.
FERDINAND MARCOS No study is possible on the battlefield.
FERDINAND FOCH

"The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. For I have seen the shadow on ...
FERDINAND MAGELLAN

I am the emperor, and I want dumplings.
FERDINAND I They've (Chelsea) been very consistent this season and deserve credit for that. We could have put a ...
RIO FERDINAND It was wicked meeting Nelson Mandela
RIO FERDINAND He's a quality player,
RIO FERDINAND If we had a starting XI that no one could argue about it wouldn't say a lot for English football...
RIO FERDINAND

We only sold a portion because, upon the advice of the World Bank, those carbon credits that we are ...
FERDINAND MARCOS Without basic restructuring, the losses at the Volkswagen brand won't be eliminated.
FERDINAND DUDENHOEFFER I didn't really like it up there (at Winchendon). I didn't like the dorm situation I was in. It was ...
FERDINAND BAILEY He's doing good. He's up to par with his subjects. He tells me he likes it. The only thing is that t...
FERDINAND BAILEY Do You Want To?
FRANZ FERDINAND He would never do just the usual on-the-road burgers and chips.
FRANZ FERDINAND I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football.
LES FERDINAND I know I can't go on forever - how can I forget it when my so-called team-mates keep asking me which...
LES FERDINAND The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
FERDINAND FOCH A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
FERDINAND FOCH The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. -Ferdinand Foch.
FERDINAND FOCH

My friends in the opposition have forgotten that the constitution of the Philippines was amended in ...
FERDINAND MARCOS

Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics without any r...
FERDINAND PORSCHE

Filipinos are not worse than any other colonized people except that our colonization was a little lo...
FERDINAND MARCOS

History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then writ...
FERDINAND MARCOS

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.
FERDINAND MOUNT A human society obeys the dictates of reason and is guided and governed by a respect for justice.
FERDINAND BUISSON From the day war conquered the skies, nothing could check its progress.
FERDINAND BUISSON

Good design should be honest.
FERDINAND PORSCHE If you fire people, you fire customers.
FERDINAND PIECH

What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedic...
FERDINAND MOUNT

For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in...
FERDINAND MOUNT

The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativeness.
FERDINAND MARCOS

The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not...
FERDINAND MARCOS

I do not care how brave a president is; I do not care how many medals he may wear. I do not care how...
FERDINAND MARCOS

I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?
FERDINAND MARCOS

I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my hon...
FERDINAND MARCOS It takes 15,000 casualties to train a major general.
FERDINAND FOCH My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat, situation excellent. I attack.
FERDINAND FOCH

In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
FERDINAND MARCOS

I can understand the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse-tung.
FERDINAND MARCOS I had a chat with the manager to get a clear picture about stories in the papers [about being droppe...
RIO FERDINAND I played against him in training every day and he used to elbow me, kick me and head-butt me,
RIO FERDINAND Franz Ferdinand: Hooks And Books.
FRANZ FERDINAND He and I are both big foodies.
FRANZ FERDINAND You Could Have It So Much Better.
FRANZ FERDINAND That's who I battle every day for a starting spot. Whoever comes to play in practice, that's who's s...
FERDINAND BAILEY I would have preferred to keep both brands. But in the way (that) it developed, I am very satisfied.
FERDINAND PIECH During my career several people have tried to push me out the door, ... Nobody has succeeded yet.
FERDINAND PIECH There is a hangover from a defeat like Denmark - ask any player about when they've had a bad gam...
RIO FERDINAND If any player has a bad game it's there in the back of your mind in the next game. There's a...
RIO FERDINAND

I came into the world at the same time as the auto, if you will.
FERDINAND PORSCHE

The challenge to America is to extend to Asia the defensive shield of American power in forms conson...
FERDINAND MARCOS Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.
FERDINAND FOCH

My countrymen: we have reached a turning point in our history. The choice is yours. Shall we venture...
FERDINAND MARCOS The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
FERDINAND FOCH We must not forget that chemical warfare will sooner or later bring in its wake bacteriological warf...
FERDINAND BUISSON

A formally harmonious product needs no decoration; it should be elevated through pure form.
FERDINAND PORSCHE

No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as...
FERDINAND MOUNT

I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have come to me...
FERDINAND MOUNT

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and indep...
FERDINAND MOUNT

Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell ...
FERDINAND MOUNT

Defenders of the status quo will argue that this system has served us well over the centuries, that ...
FERDINAND MOUNT

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.
FERDINAND MOUNT

Let us not be so naive as to think that revolution is just a matter of social or economic discontent...
FERDINAND MARCOS

I am not afraid to go to jail.
FERDINAND MARCOS

The challenge to Asia is to discard the dry, meatless bone of mysticism and fatalism.
FERDINAND MARCOS

Filipino talents and skills are becoming ubiquitous in many parts of the world. Returning Filipino w...
FERDINAND MARCOS

Little boys have amazing minds.
FERDINAND MARCOS A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.
FERDINAND FOCH In whatever position you find yourself determine first your objective.
FERDINAND FOCH He's a fantastic player who's done very well in Scotland and he's an absolute handful.
RIO FERDINAND Only to he avoid misunderstandings, I must say that even last year, when I wrote my pamphlet, I hear...
FERDINAND LASSALLE I set myself high standards on the pitch and I know I have not always lived up to them this season.
RIO FERDINAND I haven't played volleyball in over a year. I miss it but I think it helps. It's better than cross c...
RACHEL FERDINAND

I would venture to say that if you want to buy dollars, they would be cheapest here because of the v...
FERDINAND MARCOS You are always flattered when big clubs are interested in you.
RIO FERDINAND

President Reagan has no enemies in the Phillipines.
FERDINAND MARCOS I'll be gutted if Roy does go because I would far rather he stayed at Old Trafford,
RIO FERDINAND hit me like a thunderbolt.
RIO FERDINAND We're not expecting it to be the same as then at all,
RIO FERDINAND It's really an open issue. I feel at the moment, it's 10 to 10 votes.
FERDINAND PIECH Better
FRANZ FERDINAND Offending people is a necessary and healthy act. Every time you say something that's offensive to an...
LOUIS C.K. (LOUIS SZEKELY) Offending people is a necessary and healthy act. Every time you say something that's offensive to an...
LOUIS C.K. (LOUIS SZEKELY)

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
MARSHAL FERDINAND FOCH

If you aren't rich you should always look useful.

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