Jorge Luis Borges Quotes

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

Jorge Luis Borges

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GovernmentDemocracyStatisticsAbuse

I don't believe in voodoo.

Jennifer Hudson

BelieveVoodoo

My mother was very proud of being Irish and being a Gunnigan in a straightforward way.

John Lanchester

MotherProudWayIrishBeingVery

To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie - culturally and psychologically - but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late.

Ang Lee

TimeMeAmericaLateFeelingsSide

Competition makes us all better and better.

Son Heung-min

CompetitionBetterUsMakes

I hope I just keep continuing to inspire a lot of people and trying to make a change in this world.

Storm Reid

ChangeHopePeopleWorldInspire

I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.

Simone Biles

MeQuestionsNeverAnswersMissing

Soils and national characters differ, but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment.

Joseph Jacobs

SameFairyPlotTreatmentTales

It's always about bringing in the numbers, the viewership. That's what gets you the money.

Demetrious Johnson

MoneyYouNumbersAlwaysAboutGets

I have been able to tap into all the negative things that can happen to me throughout my life by numbing myself to the pain so to speak and kind of being able to vent it through my music.

Chester Bennington

LifeMusicMyselfPainMeNegative

No, I've only ever done one film at a time.

Christopher Nolan

TimeDoneFilmOnlyEver

Buying art is not understanding art.

Anselm Kiefer

ArtUnderstandingBuying

I greatly enjoyed the Hawaiian Islands. They are a real little paradise in spite of the influx of Americans who have made it one of their most pleasant 'centers of resort': the soft climate and luxuriance of the tropics; the greenness, the fragrance, the flowers - extraordinary flowers covering the tallest trees and turning them into huge bouquets.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

FlowersTreesParadiseFragrance

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