Donna Leon Quotes
Italians know about human nature - they understand human nature perhaps better than anyone else does. They know that people are weak and greedy and lazy and dishonest and they just try to make the best of it; to work around it.Donna Leon
Quotes to Explore
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There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that the world and our life in it are conditional gifts.
Wendell Berry -
It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
Jackie Mason -
Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he's hired to do.
Malcolm Forbes -
To understand the hidden secret of the modern industrial world in which I find myself, I have to return to another world. That world is at once wartime Nice and the plantation - the sugar isles on which Europe's prosperity was built.
J. M. G. Le Clezio -
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Lao Tzu -
Writers shouldn't have lives that are interesting. It gets in the way of your work.
Salman Rushdie
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Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.
Cameron Russell -
I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
Sam Smith -
I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
Jack Nicklaus -
I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
Edgar Winter -
He vanished to the public in order to materialize for his family.
Lance Morrow -
When I was a kid, 'Blade Runner' was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a little boy with my dad.
Tahmoh Penikett
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The imagination is man's power over nature.
Wallace Stevens -
Therapists have tremendous power over their vulnerable clients, and it is very easy to take advantage of this power.
Kate Christensen -
People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
Samantha Morton -
Everybody sort of questioned why we get married on New Year's Day, and of course, the avid sports fans wouldn't come, because they had to watch the Rose Bowl or whatever that is on that day.
Yeardley Smith -
I play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do.
Wayne Rooney -
I try to keep it the same, try to stay humble.
Jacob deGrom
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With 'Greek Gods,' I wanted to go with the blue and green hues of sky and water; with 'Heroes,' I felt the color needed to be more dramatic and give a sense of battle, rage, and yes, of blood. That's the world these demigods lived in, and I felt that orange and red would also compliment the greenish blue of the 'Gods' cover.
John Rocco -
There's a million jokes about what's going on with Batman and Robin. It's a classic thing to call out the homoerotic nature of the men's adventure show.
Christopher McCulloch -
I'm interested in the space between the viewer and the surface of the painting - the forms and the way they work in their surroundings. I'm interested in how they react to a room.
Ellsworth Kelly -
Sam Cooke was a gospel singer like myself, and when he crossed over and started singing rock n' roll, it kind of gave me the green light to go ahead and do it.
Dennis Edwards The Temptations -
I'm too old to do crazy things anymore.
Rick James -
Italians know about human nature - they understand human nature perhaps better than anyone else does. They know that people are weak and greedy and lazy and dishonest and they just try to make the best of it; to work around it.
Donna Leon