John le Carre Quotes

I think, increasingly, despite what we are being told is an ever more open world of communication, there is a terrible alienation in the ordinary man between what he is being told and what he secretly believes.

John le Carre

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 19, 1931

Topics

CommunicationManWorldThinkMore

I was a dramatic kid. I remember, I was very young, and once I knew what I wanted to do I, like, created a theater company, and I would direct, and we would sell lemonade to buy props.

Jessica Chastain

RememberYoungCompanyKidBuySell

Everything the human being heard from the beginning, saw with its eyes, looked upon and touched with its hands was a living word; for God was the word.

Johann Georg Hamann

GodEyesBeginningHandsLivingSaw

A lot of the stories about urban America tend to be written on the margins. We focus a lot on these big global cities - New York, San Francisco - or we focus on cities that are having the toughest time - Detroit, Newark, Camden.

Matthew Desmond

TimeFocusNew YorkAmericaNewBig

I always knew that I liked guys. I just thought it was a normal thing to like guys but then also appreciate girls' attention too.

Tom Daley

ThoughtAppreciateAttentionAlways

When you work crazy TV hours, you got to have a good sense of humor.

Matt Bomer

WorkGoodHumorCrazyYouSense

I did play every little note on the guitar on that record.

Lita Ford

GuitarPlayLittleNoteDidEvery

I want to know what they look like, their height, and colouring, physique and speech pattens.

Colleen McCullough

SpeechLookKnowWantHeightLike

I never felt I had enough personal style to pursue being just a guitarist.

Bruce Springsteen

StyleEnoughPersonalNeverPursue

When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.

Brian McKnight

StepChanceForgetWillOutPark

I don't have any doubts either about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Perhaps some more should be added to the list, but I don't have the slightest doubt about human rights.

Antonio Tabucchi

DoubtMoreHumanRightsHuman Rights

It's hard to be good at anything. If you're passionate, the chances are that you will find a job that will make you happy.

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

GoodJobHappyYouFindPassionate

I love Jules Feiffer. I didn't discover him until I was a little older.

Alison Bechdel

LoveHimLittleOlderDiscover

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