Quotes by Belgian authors

Belgian FlagBelgian Quotes offer a special understanding right into the culture, history, and spirit of Belgium - a little yet mighty country in the heart of Europe. From the words of well-known writers and poets to the adages passed down via generations, Belgian Quotes show the wit, knowledge, and strength of the Belgian individuals. They speak to the nation's rich creative and also social traditions, its deep love of delicious chocolate, beer, and french fries, and also its unique placement as a meeting point in between different European cultures. Belgian Quotes additionally highlight the difficulties dealt with by the nation, from etymological and social separates to the ongoing look for political security. Whether you are a visitor to Belgium or a proud Belgian, the understandings and knowledge found in Belgian Quotes make sure to enlighten and also inspire. Come, discover the rich history as well as society of this impressive country, through words as well as knowledge of its individuals.
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Small: If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream
Rene Magritte
"If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: I never thought Id land in pictures with a face like mine
Audrey Hepburn
"I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: Nothing is impossible, the word itself says Im possible!
Audrey Hepburn
"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: Purchasing power is a license to purchase power
"Purchasing power is a license to purchase power"
Raoul Vaneigem, Philosopher
Small: All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing
"All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing"
Maurice Maeterlinck, Dramatist
Small: Go now, verses, on your light feet, you have not trodden hard on the old earth where the graves laugh when the
"Go now, verses, on your light feet, you have not trodden hard on the old earth where the graves laugh when they see their guests, the one corpse stacked on top of the other. Go now and stagger to her whom I do not know"
Hugo Claus, Novelist
Small: To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the
Rene Magritte
"To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the lookout for what has never been"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist
Rene Magritte
"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: My painting is visible images which conceal nothing... they evoke mystery and indeed when one sees one of my p
Rene Magritte
"My painting is visible images which conceal nothing... they evoke mystery and indeed when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: Life obliges me to do something, so I paint
Rene Magritte
"Life obliges me to do something, so I paint"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: Only thought can resemble. It resembles by being what it sees, hears, or knows it becomes what the world offer
Rene Magritte
"Only thought can resemble. It resembles by being what it sees, hears, or knows; it becomes what the world offers it"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world
Rene Magritte
"We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is
Rene Magritte
"The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see
Rene Magritte
"Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: The present reeks of mediocrity and the atom bomb
Rene Magritte
"The present reeks of mediocrity and the atom bomb"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I dont need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can conve
Audrey Hepburn
"There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: The best thing to hold onto in life is each other
Audrey Hepburn
"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - its all that matters
Audrey Hepburn
"The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, thats when I think life is over
Audrey Hepburn
"When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girls complexion
Audrey Hepburn
"There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: If Im honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all
Audrey Hepburn
"If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: If I get married, I want to be very married
Audrey Hepburn
"If I get married, I want to be very married"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: Ive been lucky. Opportunities dont often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them
Audrey Hepburn
"I've been lucky. Opportunities don't often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: Im half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, Id be in a hell of a mess!
Audrey Hepburn
"I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a mess!"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: Im an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looki
Audrey Hepburn
"I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it
Audrey Hepburn
"I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I was asked to act when I couldnt act. I was asked to sing Funny Face when I couldnt sing, and dance with Fred
Audrey Hepburn
"I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it.
Audrey Hepburn
"I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other peoples minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing
Audrey Hepburn
"I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think its the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of
Audrey Hepburn
"I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish Id invented it, because it is very t
Audrey Hepburn
"I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I have to be alone very often. Id be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in
Audrey Hepburn
"I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I dont want to be alone, I want to be left alone
Audrey Hepburn
"I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally I never expected it to do anything special for m
Audrey Hepburn
"I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot.
Audrey Hepburn
"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I be
Audrey Hepburn
"I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness and for poise
Audrey Hepburn
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: Everything I learned I learned from the movies
Audrey Hepburn
"Everything I learned I learned from the movies"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping
Audrey Hepburn
"As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
Small: Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it becomes smaller,
Audrey Hepburn
"Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it becomes smaller, more accessible. There is just no question that there is more obligation that those who have should give to those who have nothing"
Audrey Hepburn, Actress
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