Andre Aciman Quotes

To those of us who have seen all of Eric Rohmer's films, it is impossible not to remember when, where, with whom we saw each one. I even remember the second and third time I saw his films.

Andre Aciman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 2, 1951

Topics

TimeImpossibleRememberSeenSaw

When you're writing there's a deep, deep level of concentration way below your normal self. This strange voice, these strange sentences come out of you.

John Banville

WritingVoiceDeepSelfYouStrange

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.

John Locke

ManPersonNobodyRightProperty

The distinctions of fine art bore me to death.

Maurice Sendak

ArtDeathMeFine ArtFineBore

For kids back home, making our state proud is the biggest thing.

Tua Tagovailoa

HomeProudBackKidsStateOur

I sent my personal check to the Planned Parenthood of Northern New Jersey. My wife and I do every year.

Rodney Frelinghuysen

WifeYearNewPersonalCheckJersey

I watched a lot of silent movies. It's a very specific way of writing, which is more of a challenge than the directing. You have to describe images. It's easier to shoot them.

Michel Hazanavicius

ChallengeWritingYouMoviesSilent

I think the hardest stories we tell are always the ones about ourselves. And as a journalist, I was taught that I'm never supposed to put myself in the story. So I spent what, 11, 12 years of my life writing about other people so I don't have to face my own life.

Jose Antonio Vargas

LifeMyselfPeopleWritingFace

Having the BRCA mutation significantly increases the risk of breast cancer, but it is not always the only factor. Lifestyle choices may increase or decrease the risk of breast cancer, but that knowledge is an opportunity to empower ourselves, not to blame.

Dean Ornish

OpportunityKnowledgeBlameChoices

I just gotta go out there and play basketball the way I know how to.

Anthony Bennett

BasketballPlayGoKnowWayOut

Animal totems, like the tiger, come from the Other Side to protect us while we are away from Home.

Sylvia Browne

HomeAnimalTigerProtectSideUs

I think Melbourne is by far and away the most interesting place in Australia, and I thought if I ever wrote a novel or crime novel of any kind, I had to set it here.

Peter Temple

ThinkThoughtInterestingPlaceKind

I'm a successful individual and maneuvering in a culture where there are some racists. I still find a way to get to the top, whether I go around or weave through.

Tyron Woodley

CultureFindGoWayTopIndividual

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