Jorge Luis Borges Quotes

Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.

Jorge Luis Borges

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeMomentManSingleOutUp

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

John Masefield

SeaSkyShipLonelyDownGo

Chechens are not ethnically or culturally Russian, and have now been fighting for generations to free themselves from Russian rule.

Stephen Kinzer

FreeFightingNowRuleBeenRussian

If I'm half as good as everybody said I am, I'm far too good to be wasting time with ordinary people. But I seem to be spending my life with ordinary people, who are the best people in the world.

Stan Lee

LifeGoodTimeBestI AmPeople

Certitude belongs exclusively to those who only own one encyclopedia.

Robert Anton Wilson

OwnOnlyWhoThoseEncyclopedia

I am privileged to be at the right end of violins: not the end holding it but to listen to it.

Roger Moore

I AmEndListenRightHoldingAm

My shows are not all-the-way filthy, but they can be.

Ron White

ShowsFilthy

I do enjoy wearing a little heel when I'm at work, but when I'm running around with my son, it's a different story!

Miranda Kerr

WorkSonStoryEnjoyLittleAround

One thing you get from me is peace, love, and positivity.

Logic

LovePeaceMeYouPositivityGet

My dad was a composer and a musician, but he never finished high school. His formal education was rather minimal from the standards of today's college graduates and Ph.D.'s, but he had a deep interest in questions of science and questions of the universe.

Brian Greene

EducationTodayScienceSchoolDeep

The priest is Christ's slave, and Christ himself took the form of a slave and became obedient to death. So the priest in serving human needs lives a Godward life, possessed by God and witnessing that only when lives are utterly possessed by God do they find their true freedom.

Arthur Middleton

LifeGodFreedomDeathFindTrue

It would be a most despicable thing to suggest I would exploit the poor for my own personal gain.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

PersonalPoorMy OwnOwnGainWould

The reason that attacks by American terrorists who are not jihadist militants are sometimes not called 'terrorism' is, in part, because in the United States, terrorism is a crime which has to be in some way be associated with a 'designated' terrorist group such as ISIS.

Peter Bergen

AmericanSometimesGroupCrimeWay

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