John Berger Quotes

Hope is not a form of guarantee; it's a form of energy, and very frequently that energy is strongest in circumstances that are very dark.

John Berger

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I am in awe of women who have full family lives and seem to work round the clock in the 24/7 news cycle.

Jill Abramson

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There are situations where you are left robbed of all quality of life, and I believe it is entirely up to you how you want to deal with that. You can follow the dictates of religion if that is what you believe in, or you can take a personal decision.

John Hurt

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I'm always looking at ways of shaking up the writing experience because I think it helps.

Michael Connelly

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I don't just preach; I put my money where my mouth is!

Tom Leykis

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My favourite book - 'The Good Soldier' by Ford Madox Ford, which I have read about 20 times - is different from my favourite author, who is Iris Murdoch. I find her books exciting and unputdownable. Her characters are so carefully studied and in-depth; I love that.

Ruth Rendell

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Critics will tell you the 'meet cute' is a tired old writing cliche, but the thing is, cliche's work - because they ring true with the reader.

Mary Kay Andrews

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The painter must give a completely free rein to any feeling or sensations he may have and reject nothing to which he is naturally drawn.

Lucian Freud

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You're as good as the people you're with.

Brian Michael Bendis

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You really couldn't do a PG version of 'Crossfire!' It just wouldn't work.

Sylvia Day

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If you keep up with pop culture, everybody knows the joke.

Shawn Wayans

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The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

Norman Vincent Peale

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I want young girls to know that their passions are important and that they should pursue them, regardless of whether or not they think that they'll be successful in terms of the mainstream.

Marley Dias

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