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Michael Ondaatje Quotes

It's a responsibility of the writer to get the reader out of the story somehow.

Michael Ondaatje

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: canadian
Birth: September 12, 1943

Topics

Responsibility Story Out Get Writer

I want to be able to look back and say that I stood where I was supposed to stand. I fought where I was supposed to fight, in the ring and out of the ring.

Fight Stand Look Back Say Want

Entrepreneurship requires an unvanquished spirit of curiosity, an openness to learning, a letting go of OldCo so you're free to create NewCo.

Learning Curiosity Free Letting Go

Many, including the Canadian and U.S. governments, try to provide family support while also maintaining a hard line about further fuelling terrorism and hostage-taking through ransom payments ... Still, try telling that to a mother, or a father, or a husband or wife caught in the powerless agony of standing by.

Amanda Lindhout

Family Father Mother Wife Support

I would not say that George Bush doesn't care about people at all. I think that his loyalties are to the upper class.

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

People Think Care Say Class Would

When I begin shooting, I get nervous, as I am under pressure to do my job well.

Job I Am Pressure Nervous Begin Get

Though foreign loans are indispensable for the emancipation of the rising capitalist states, they are yet the surest ties by which the old capitalist states maintain their influence, exercise financial control, and exert pressure on the customs, foreign and commercial policy of the young capitalist states.

Influence Control Financial Pressure

I am begining to look more and more like my miserable imitators.

Rudolph Valentino

I Am Look More Miserable Like Am

If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.

Rudyard Kipling

History Never Forgotten Would Taught

I broke people's bones, tore muscles, ribs, faces, inflicted some serious and heavy damages to my opponents, etc... I got hurt myself, too, from serious attacks.

Myself People Hurt Serious Heavy

Spain is not a racist country.

Juan Antonio Samaranch

Well, maybe it's because of the rumors they had going around, you know, they had some rumors about Dennis Brown was in the hospital and all that. Well, that is all bull!

You Know Bull Rumors Hospital Going

You can't beat New York for food.

Food New York You New Beat York

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