John Berger Quotes

The point about hope is that it is something that occurs in very dark moments. It is like a flame in the darkness; it isn't like a confidence and a promise.

John Berger

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 5, 1926 - January 2, 2017

Topics

ConfidenceHopeDarknessFlameDark

I do a little bit of minimal brow wrangling myself. I get the strays out of the way.

Jennifer Connelly

MyselfWayOutLittleGetMinimal

I remember when I was younger taking more pride in Wimbledon than the French. That and the U.S. Open - they were the ones I wanted to win.

John McEnroe

WinPrideRememberMoreOpenThan

When I'm on the road traveling, the things I miss most are my two children and barbecuing with friends. Rack of ribs, lamb and veal are my specialties.

Angel Cabrera

ChildrenRoadFriendsTwoThings

I was crashing with a boyfriend on his couch in Fort Green. At first, I was temping - insurance agencies, nonprofits - and then, in between temping, I was going on job interviews, and I could name 12 publications, some of which no longer exist, that didn't even call me back or interviewed me and had no interest.

Amy Chozick

JobMeGreenNameInsuranceBack

There's been not a dime spent on marketing for any record I've ever put out.

Skrillex

MarketingOutBeenDimeRecordEver

I've lost a bunch of friends - some of them in jail, some of them made bad choices, some of them aren't where they should be.

Trombone Shorty

ChoicesFriendsBadLostJailWhere

I am inspired by the diversity of the entrepreneurs that come into 'Shark Tank' and the ability of the show to reach all Americans.

Troy Carter

DiversityI AmReachSharkAbility

I love games. My favorite thing on this planet to do is to play games. And if you don't enjoy games, then you're really missing the point of what this life is.

RuPaul

LifeLoveEnjoyYouPlayGames

If you didn't know who I was, if I was to walk out on the street without people knowing who I am, you'd think I'm an accountant or a lawyer.

Christopher Guest

WalkI AmPeopleLawyerThinkYou

Setting a movie in an earlier age gives it a mythical quality.

Peter Riegert

AgeQualityMythicalMovieSetting

Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.

Thomas Jefferson

EqualityLawActionLimitsLiberty

When I was about ten, I discovered evolution by reading a book by Wilhelm Boelsche and seeing a picture of Archaeopteryx.

Konrad Lorenz

BookReadingPictureSeeingTen

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