I. L. Peretz Quotes
A people's memory is history; and as a man without a memory, so a people without a history cannot grow wiser, better.
Quotes to Explore
-
What was once underground is now coming to the surface.
-
Sweden is a small country, and a Swedish writer can barely make a living as an author. We were able to quit our jobs as journalists only after we had been translated into, among others, German.
-
Whatever God or whatever higher power you believe in, they brought us to this earth in a perfect way, and you have to learn to love yourself. Otherwise, it's an exhausting way to be.
-
An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
-
I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
-
By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long since passed which determined the future.
-
Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
-
The running joke about the Premio Cervantes, the most coveted literary prize in the Spanish-speaking world, which was established by Spain's Ministry of Culture in 1976, is that Cervantes himself wouldn't have received it. This is because he was, in his heart, the most anti-Spanish of Spanish writers.
-
The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.
-
Write something beautiful and honest and that makes you very proud.
-
It is the original idea that is unique, not the object itself.
-
Remember this: classics never make a comeback. They wait for that perfect moment to take the spotlight from overdone, tired trends.
-
I'm not a babysitter.
-
I sound like a chain-smoking drag queen after a hard night of singing 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon'.
-
I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
-
I started cooking out of middle school depression.
-
Don't ally your personal interests with the development of the company.
-
I would say Hope Solo is competitive.
-
Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous. I just wanted to have mastered the art of sketch comedy.
-
I always think I have a chance, and I always give it all I've got.
-
How we live is so different from how we ought to live that he who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done will learn the way to his downfall rather than to his preservation.
-
Being a teenager these days is not for the faint of heart.
-
A people's memory is history; and as a man without a memory, so a people without a history cannot grow wiser, better.
