John le Carre Quotes

The merit of 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,' then - or its offence, depending where you stood - was not that it was authentic, but that it was credible.

John le Carre

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ColdYouSpyWhereWhoAuthentic

I think a good entrepreneur has a very clear grasp of what the goal is, an unwavering sense of the goal, an utterly agile approach of getting there.

John Katzman

GoodThinkGoalEntrepreneurClear

I used to always prefer to text, and in fact got indignant when people called. This was totally irrational.

Matt Mullenweg

PeopleAlwaysUsedIrrationalText

Cross-pollination and 'contamination' is really important to the health of fiction, and sometimes it's a literal conversation, too, in that writers who might never otherwise meet and talk do so because of our anthologies.

Jeff Vandermeer

HealthConversationSometimesMeet

Men and women shop very differently, and where women are open to edgy, conceptual looks, very, very few men are.

Michael Bastian

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The thing I crave for the most is appreciation for my acting.

Sidharth Malhotra

AppreciationActingMostCraveThing

I still love to eat, and my diet isn't perfect.

Rob Kardashian

LoveDietPerfectEatStill

The most fun is getting paid to learn things.

Diane Sawyer

FunLearnThingsPaidMostGetting

That's something I think is growing on me as I get older: happy endings.

Alice Munro

HappyMeThinkGrowingSomething

You know, I think that President Obama is a person who has a great relationship with a number of people. Colin Powell does, too. I think Colin Powell is a fine American, a great leader and sees things in President Obama that he agrees with. He's entitled to have his opinion.

Pete Sessions

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And that's the great thing about living the Christian life and trying to live by faith, is you're trying to get better every day. You're trying to improve.

Tim Tebow

LifeLiveFaithGreatDayBetter

Let's face it: innovation in the U.S. is now the province of our thriving city-states. We all know that nothing happens in Washington anymore.

Tina Brown

InnovationFaceKnowNowWashington

I do find myself at the moment, due to the success of School of Rock, to be on people's radar a little.

Richard Linklater

SuccessMyselfMomentSchoolPeople

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