Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Andre Malraux Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Nov 3, 1901
  • Died: Nov 23, 1976

André Malraux DSO was a French novelist, art theorist and Minister for Cultural Affairs. Malraux's novel La Condition Humaine won the Prix Goncourt. He was appointed by President Charles de Gaulle as Minister of Information and subsequently as France's first Minister of Cultural Affairs during de Gaulle's presidency.

Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt against man's fate. art

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less. business

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously. peace

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more views from John Millington Synge

3 more views from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 thoughts from Dave Barry

27 thoughts from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill

74 quotes from Winston Churchill