Juan Goytisolo Quotes

In the Europe which was created by the Second World War, divided into two blocks, each in need of a revolution that would end the abuses and injustices of capitalism and the privileges of a bureaucratic caste, collective faith does not exist.

Juan Goytisolo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: spanish
  • Birth: 1931

Topics

FaithWarWorldCapitalismEndNeed

I had a great grandmother who believed in so many strange superstitions. She used to tell the future from the things that catch on to the hem of your skirt when you've been sewing, and different colored threads would mean different things... Of course, all that influenced me quite a lot as a child.

Joanne Harris

FutureGreatChildMeYouStrange

When I write, I'm sort of old-fashioned in the sense that I like to write something that I feel I could just perform alone, obviously, because I do that a lot in concert.

Sondre Lerche

AloneFeelWriteConcertSomething

Every mental state is also physical.

Siri Hustvedt

MentalStatePhysicalEveryAlso

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

TimeDownTrueFootWhoEven

I just like when a guy dresses for comfort, to be honest. If he takes longer to get ready than I do, that's a deal breaker.

Ronda Rousey

ReadyComfortDressesHonestGuy

'Despacito' is phenomenal; you can't really chase that type of success. I'm a huge fan of the record, the original, and then when the remix came out, I said, 'Oh my God, it just got greater!'

Romeo Santos

SuccessGodYouSaidOutOriginal

In terms of worship, I think we ought to have the right people leading.

Michael W. Smith

PeopleThinkWorshipRightI Think

Art is for the elite because it has a very high price-point of entry. And when one is in that social strata, they look down at illustrators because they just draw things directly for a few hundred dollars, and that's seen as being a bit grubby. Galleries allow artists to stay relatively divorced from the financial aspects of their trade.

Molly Crabapple

ArtFinancialLookDownHighTrade

I was a chubby kid who got made fun of a lot, and I got fit in high school, and I stayed fit in my 20s, until my dad died.

Jonathan Van Ness

SchoolFunHigh SchoolKidHighGot

I still give myself the right to be highly critical of others, though.

Johnny Vegas

MyselfOthersRightGiveCritical

Rihanna has this thick tone, so it's very hard to annoy anybody. It's like a beautifully squeezed tube of toothpaste.

Chris Martin

HardToneLikeAnnoyThickAnybody

I think people have always had ambiguous relationships toward the police because of the position in society they occupy. But that anxiety and that animosity isn't as strong in other places as it is in the U.S., partially because the police are armed here.

Clare-Hope Ashitey

PolicePeopleSocietyStrongThink

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