Svetlana Alexievich (Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich) Quotes
All of history misses out on the history of the soul. Human passions are so often not included in history.
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Billionaires like the Koch brothers, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, and political puppet master Karl Rove should not be able to buy our elections. Secret money should not be able to drown out the voices of the American people and sell our Democracy to the highest bidder.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
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To the extent that you can find ways where you're making predictions, there's no substitute for testing yourself on real-world situations that you don't know the answer to in advance.
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But the exposure we got by doing the stint with Nine Inch Nails brought us a lot of attention.
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I'm good at keeping secrets.
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Where there is sorrow there is holy ground.
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A political system seeking to function amongst ignorant, illiterate and barbaric people could have marvelous principles but could only succeed in being ignorant, illiterate and barbaric unless one addressed the people one by one and cured the ignorance, illiteracy and barbarism of each citizen.
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What you are is a man who means to be good, and undo the bad he’s done, and that’s as good as any man ever gets.
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This is why I loved technology: if you used it right, it could give you power and privacy.
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You could fire a grapefruit out of a cannon over the best law schools in the country - and that includes Chicago - and not hit an originalist.
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All great achievements require time.
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A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don't find it to have anything to do with strength.
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I am a socialist; of course I am a socialist. To hold a vision that society can be fundamentally different, to believe that all people can be equal - that is not a new idea.
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I don't think I would go back and change anything that's happened in my career, because maybe those things were steppingstones to where I am now.
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O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!
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YouTube is an amazing platform for young musicians - although it's harder to get noticed now that everyone is on it.
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I grew up seeing so many stereotypes on TV, and I didn't want to play that as well.
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I do not like a quiche with wet, undercooked pastry underneath, and that is that.
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I've knocked people out from the clinch. I've submitted people from armbars, Kimura, last-second armbars. I've knocked people out with one-hand punch.
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The fundamental reality for every worker, from sweeper to executive vice-president, is the eight hours or so that he spends on the job. In our society of organizations, it is the job through which the great majority has access to achievement, to fulfillment, and to community.
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Ernest Hemingway did a great deal toward making the writer an acceptable public figure; obviously, he was no sissy.
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All of history misses out on the history of the soul. Human passions are so often not included in history.
