Bernard Pivot quotes
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“French is a language that makes those who speak it both calm and dynamic.”
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“It is very difficult to generalise. Everyone's adventure is original.”
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“They place great stress on the clarity of our language for expressing nuances and showing subtleties.”
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“There is a pride in speaking this language.”
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“All the English speakers, or almost all, have difficulties with the gender of words.”
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“People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant.”
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“The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture.”
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“You get the feeling that many of my guests feel that the French language gives them entry into a more cultivated, more intelligent world, more highly civilised too, with rules.”
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“There is a deep, peaceful calm in the dawning of a new day.”
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“The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses”
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“Language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.”
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“The genuine Guru is God's representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.”
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“Now everyone has a license to speak, it’s a question of who gets heard.”
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“If you intend to speak a vain word, replace it with a tasbih.”
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