Duc de Berry

Famous quotes containing the words duc de, duc and/or berry:

    “People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “Our good qualities expose us more to hatred and persecution than all the ill we do.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “Being a parent is a form of leadership. . . . Parents make a mistake, along with leaders of organizations, when they are unwilling to recognize the power inherent in the positions they occupy and when they are unwilling to use this power. . . . I do not mean a figure who is irrational, autocratic, or sadistic. I mean leaders who have the strength of character to stand up for what they believe.”
    —Abraham Zaleznik. In Support of Families, ed. Michael W. Yogman and T. Berry Brazelton, ch. 8 (1986)