Quotes by belgian authors

I adore life but I don't fear death. I just prefer to die as late as possible. Georges Simenon
Life Death Fear Late Possible Adore Die Just Prefer
Through the music I hope to give it an arc that gives it a greater sense of a journey through the set rather than a bunch of songs. Gotye
Hope Music Journey Sense Arc Give Rather Gives Through Songs Greater Bunch Than Set
'Somebody That I Used to Know,' like a lot of the record, was a bit of a struggle to finish. It was written fairly quickly - I wrote it in November 2010 - but it took six months to find Kimbra and really realize she was the right vocalist to make the female part come to life. There were constant hurdles. Gotye
Life Struggle November Hurdles Somebody Took Months Bit Find Constant Record Vocalist Finish Part Written Come Like Know Wrote She Make Fairly Female Were Lot Quickly Six Realize Really Used Right
This 'Making Mirrors' album is far more personal, even if there's a character element to the sounds I'm working with. Every song on this album I stand behind; I feel like I have a close relationship with them. There are older songs where I can feel myself writing a story, so this is the first album where I'm proud of every lyric.' Gotye
Myself Character Relationship Song Writing First Older Every Lyric Mirrors More Songs Feel Like Proud Making Sounds Close Close Relationship Personal Behind Where Story Them Far Working Stand Even Element Album
I tend to just do whatever I want on an album and try to make it work. I'm just adventurous. It's most exciting to be at the edge of your abilities. I want to see how far I can push things. Gotye
Work Try Edge Whatever Ability See Tend Push Exciting Adventurous Most Make How How Far Just Want Far Your Things Album
The idea that the world can unite without being regulated is clearly an illusion. Guy Verhofstadt
World Illusion Idea Clearly Without Being Unite
Where do you find the strength to brave a barrage of enemy fire and to bring your wounded friends to safety at great risk to your own life? Conviction. Guy Verhofstadt
Life Strength Great You Enemy Safety Fire Own Conviction Find Wounded Risk Friends Brave Where Your Bring
We don't want protectionism at the heart of the European Union. Guy Verhofstadt
Heart Protectionism Want Union European European Union
Belgium thinks that however great the peril which a country might have to undergo under the system which we seek to establish here, that country ought to do its duty. Henri La Fontaine
Great Country Duty Ought System Seek Peril Undergo However Establish Which Might Belgium Here Thinks
Peoples will be as before, the sheep sent to the slaughterhouses or to the meadows as it pleases the shepherds. Henri La Fontaine
People Will Sheep Before Pleases Shepherds Meadows Sent Slaughterhouses
The Germanic invasions destroyed neither the Mediterranean unity of the ancient world, nor what may be regarded as the truly essential features of the Roman culture as it still existed in the 5th century, at a time when there was no longer an Emperor in the West. Henri Pirenne
Time Culture World Unity Mediterranean Destroyed Ancient Neither Features Emperor Longer Still Nor West Existed Truly Germanic Essential May Roman Regarded Century
The Germanic invasions in the West could not and did not in any way alter this state of affairs. Henri Pirenne
State Way Could Alter Affairs West Germanic Did Any
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
You Light Old Other Guests Earth Top Corpse Laugh See Trodden Feet Know Go Verses Stacked Where Stagger Your Hard Whom Now Graves Her
And luckily, therefore the good old days return. The traditional art of driving counts again, and it is all about good tactics, skills and reflexes instead of simple power. Jacky Ickx
Art Good Simple Old Power Good Old Days About Tactics Driving Instead Days Counts Return Traditional Reflexes Again Old Days Skills Therefore Luckily
That is why, as soon as I felt a real attraction for my first passion which was the motorcycle, and in spite of the danger it could represent, they encouraged me. Jacky Ickx
Motorcycle Me Passion First Danger Spite Could Soon Attraction Felt Real Encouraged Represent Which Why
The margin between success and drama is fractional. Jacky Ickx
Success Drama Between Margin
But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension. Jacky Ickx
Better Other Back Drivers Tension Due Again Regulations Present Brings Chances
In the end I didn't get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality. Jacky Ickx
Reality Car Top More Toughness Had Left End Get Any In The End
The fact that I am still alive after 100,000 laps is my championship. Jacky Ickx
Alive Fact Am Still After Laps Championship
I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired. Jacky Ickx
Long Distances Retired Drove Over Like Hours Years Racing Mans Even Now
Happy to see that the Automobile Club of Monaco, opened its doors to the public to attend a considerable event. The promotion of this event will be made by the image and by the text, but still by word of mouth. Jacky Ickx
Happy Word Will Made Mouth Doors Club Considerable Promotion See Attend Opened Still Text Automobile Word-Of-Mouth Public Monaco Event Image
Before the season begins, I had even damaged some frames, but Ken did not hold it against me and kept all his confidence. He was the one who incontestably changed my life, because without his help, I do not know what I will have become. Jacky Ickx
Life Me Confidence Will My Life Become Before Changed Frames Some Had He Know Because Without His Begins Did Hold Against Help Who Even Season Ken Kept Damaged
Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind. Jacky Ickx
Time Me Broken Accident Trees Finally Out Kind Only Small Price Had Smashing Fence Up Leg Where Place Which Against Little Paid Fortunately Set
I believe to have been one of the rare drivers to have returned to Ferrari. Jacky Ickx
Rare Believe Drivers Returned Been Ferrari
Nevertheless during these two seasons, Chapman impressed me a lot because he had the faculty to pull himself out of the most critical situations. Jacky Ickx
Me Out Critical Faculty Had He Nevertheless Most Himself Because Lot Impressed Situations Seasons Two Pull
In this kind of situation, we tend to cling to his convictions, we believe that, by magic, we are going to recover. Then we agree to drive less good cars and we are fatally more exposed. It is what finally happened to me with Ensign. Jacky Ickx
Good Me Car Drive Situation Convictions Believe Finally Kind Magic More Tend Recover Cling His Going Happened Then Less Agree Exposed
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