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- Full name: Antoine Jean-Baptiste Marie Roger de Saint Exupéry
- Born: June 29, 1900
- Birthplace: Lyon, France
- Pilot who delivered international mail between Toulose and Dakar
- Married: Consuelo Gómez Carillo
- Noted mistress: Hélène (Nelly) de Vogüé
- Moved to the United States in 1942
- Returned to France in 1943 to fight with the Free French
- Disappeared: July 31, 1944
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery was an aviator and author of numerous books and articles, primarily concerning aviation and related topics. His best known work is the philosophical children's book, The Little Prince. Former German pilot Horst Rippert believes that he was responsible for shooting down author Antoine de Saint-Exupery's plane in 1944. Saint-Exupery was on a mission to gather intelligence on German troop movements, when he disappeared. The wreckage of his plane was found off the coast of Marseille in 2000.
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Saint-Exupery Quotes:
- "Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves...and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them."
- "Although human life is priceless, we always act as if something had an even greater price than life... But what is that something?"
- "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye."
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery Questions
Where (on the internet) can I find the ISBN and cover image of Saint-Exuperys Wind Sand & Stars circa 1955? 1 AnswerEach product sold on Amazon.com is given a unique ASIN. For books with 10-digit ISBN, the ASIN and the ISBN are the same. Books without an ISBN and other produc... read more
Robert De Niros best movie? 5 AnswersI'll go with the first answer that comes to mind... Taxi Driver (1976). That answers parts 1 and 2 of your question. Robert De Niro 's performance as taxi dri... read more
Do we need to give our dog de-wormer or de-flea meds? 3 AnswersWe give our dogs dewormer as necessary. We've never used de-flea meds aside the occasional flea shampoo. The "as necessary" part of dewormer is whenever we see ... read more
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O amor não consiste em olhar um para o outro, mas sim em olhar juntos para a mesma direção.- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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RT @si_gen: "Para enxergar claro, basta mudar a direção do olhar." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
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Só se vê bem com os olhos do coração. O essencial é invisível aos olhos. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery #quote
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"O verdadeiro amor nunca se desgasta. Quanto mais se dá mais se tem." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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