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To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.


Andre Malraux

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ANDRE GIDE Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.
ANDRE MAUROIS Hip-hop don't have no fresh energy, none at all. It's money driven, everybody tryin' to ...
ANDRE BENJAMIN I think it's fair to say more adultery goes on in hotels than any other place in the world.
ANDRE BALAZS Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.
ANDRE GIDE Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
ANDRE MAUROIS I don't really know how music and comedy are similar. I try never to dissect it theoretically or...
ERIC ANDRE A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
ANDRE MAUROIS It's amazing how stress keeps you trim.
PETER ANDRE We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.
ANDRE MAUROIS I don't think I would do a straight late-night talk show, like a 'Tonight Show' kind of ...
ERIC ANDRE