#eve

When Picasso painted in Paris, was he a Spanish or a French painter? It does not matter, he was Picasso, whatever the influences surrounding him. He simply chose Paris because it was the ideal place for him to sell his creation. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Annaud

#chose #creation #does #french #him

More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations. ↗

— Kofi Annan

#common #destiny #ever #face #friends

The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being. ↗

— Kofi Annan

#being #comprises #equal #every #founded

I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it. ↗

— Francesca Annis

#anything #believe #easy #easy way #energy

I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17. ↗

— Francesca Annis

#burton #circus #elizabeth #elizabeth taylor #ever

Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. ↗

— William Jennings Bryan

#change #choice #destiny #change

I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious. ↗

— Francesca Annis

#been #bureaucracy #desire #ever #hate

For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting. ↗

— David Antin

#centuries #circles #commonplace #like #literary

A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself. ↗

— Jean Anouilh

#anyone #good #good actor #himself #love

God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and large armies. ↗

— Jean Anouilh

#armies #everyone #god #large #last