D.B.C. Pierre Quotes

Heaven absolves all crimes committed to gain a throne Once Heaven gives it to us.

Be it only for a day, it is still a glory without equal to be master of the world just that day.

It is the gift of heaven and not of reason.

The king, just and prudent, wants only those things which he can get.

I am master of myself as of the universe, so I am; so I wish to be.

It is only blood that can wash away such an outrage; die or kill.

Your arm is unvanquished, but not invincible.

Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.

Happiness seems made to be shared. [Fr., Le bonheur semble fait pour etre partage.]

He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it.

He should be envied Who when his strength is spent lays down his life. Old age reserves a melancholy fate For noble souls before their life is done.

Rome alone can resist Rome.

It takes good memory to keep up a lie

I am Roman, alas, because Horace is Roman.

Sir, what does it matter whom I serve, so long as I am right?

How much must I overcome before I triumph?

Doubt, but still hate!

I believe everything to be just when a king ordains it.

How sweet to die after one's enemies.

The people you killed seem to be in excellent health.

Death was to be my glory, but destiny has refused it.

Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare. [Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.]

Rome, if you do not wish me to betray you, make enemies that I can hate!

Poetry and painting continue to be companions: they cast their shadow and light, their silences and tones, at the edges of each other.

If you put on weight it's not by chance. You put on weight because you eat compulsively.

It's been proven that fitting more activity into your day can greatly improve your health.

If you love a man, immediately you will reduce your intake of food - it's automatic.

There is nothing unhealthy about educating youngsters about nutrition.

Sugar is more present in America or England than it is in France. I think there is an addiction to sweetness.

To be a nutritionist in France, you must be a doctor, seven years studies, and then three more years in nutrition.

I think it's better to be a woman with some curves. It's more natural.

Economic gross is making us fat.

I am a doctor, a real doctor.

I am rich because I sell a lot of books, but it's not my drive.

I like to feel occupied.

I still live in an apartment in Paris with my wife. No, we don't have a yacht, but we do have a house in Spain; that is my luxury.

A golf course is for golf. A tennis court is for tennis. A prison camp is for escaping.

I'm not sure that is correct but I love that interpretation - that we artists never go out of self-portrait.

People who are under certain stress have aquariums. Aquariums are classically either a reproduction of nature or a decorative element, like the ones you can see in big hotels.

Fear comes from the unknown. Once you know, then, whatever.

New York is like traveling without actually moving.

A towering theoretical achievement of exceptional elegance...Like most great books, Sociobiology is unpedantic, lucid, and eminently accessible.

I want to tell you that I think this war is a great mistake.

I feel that an understanding could be reached with Germany which would result in a lasting peace with Europe and believe that a German victory is preferable to a British and Soviet victory.

We have given most of Europe to Hitler. Let us try to hold on to what we have got left.

Painting and music were the only things I worked at industriously and faithfully.

When you have a taste for exceptional people, you always end up meeting them everywhere.

An honest, open environment can bring out the best in people.

Give the individual the power to be a producer as well as a consumer.

We believe that business can be a tool for social good.