Jorge Luis Borges Quotes

I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just as our memory does.

Jorge Luis Borges

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: argentinian
  • Birth: August 24, 1899 - June 14, 1986

Topics

WalkMemorySolitudeNightThinking

Dad was synonymous with his charm and wit and grace, and it was sort of the perfect way to go for him.

Jennifer Grant

GracePerfectGoWayWitCharm

Coldplay I really like a lot. David Grey, I'm obsessed with.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

GreyLikeObsessedReallyColdplay

Those of us who actually were working in the region at the time will point out how strongly committed we were to supporting the democratic process and encouraging elections, in spite of the fact that a war was going on in several of these countries.

John Negroponte

TimeWarProcessWillOutGoing

If someone offered me a free trip to the International Space Station, I would decline. I like Earth. I like the internet. I like Diet Coke. I have cats. I write about brave people - I'm not one of them.

Andy Weir

CatsSpacePeopleMeBraveFree

I'm interested in people who are very close to the people who commit crimes.

Amanda Peet

PeopleCloseCommitWhoInterested

Some architects, such as John Lautner, never really did anything other than houses. His entire portfolio is basically residential. There's nothing wrong with that.

Steven Holl

WrongNothingNeverAnythingHouses

I've only ever had one doubt about music. It came when I was 11. I hated playing scales.

Tom Odell

MusicDoubtPlayingOnlyHatedEver

I know everything that you can do with digital processing and digital editing inside and out, but I absolutely refuse to push the buttons and don't even want to know how to load and unload the files.

Tom Scholz

PushYouKnowWantEditingDigital

Temperamentally, Sam and I are very much alike. He's a lawyer, my father's a lawyer, and I always wanted to play one. On so many levels the role just felt right. I fell in love with it as I would a woman.

Rob Lowe

LoveFatherWomanLawyerPlayRight

If you're not growing, you're dying, and I'm not ready for that.

Mary Steenburgen

YouReadyGrowingDying

I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that.

Christie Brinkley

FaceWishGoButtI WishSideways

Private life is private life. Off the pitch, there is private life, and the rest is social life, where of course you have to behave responsibly.

Arsene Wenger

LifeRestYouPrivate LifeBehave

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