Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Quotes

Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our own era; but, on the other hand, these works have lives of their own, and they're still alive today.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: May 28, 1925 - May 18, 2012

Topics

TodayMirrorAliveDutyHandOwn

My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.

Joan Jett

ParentsMeWorldAnythingWanted

The rail service is important for my district.

Jerry Weller

ServiceImportantRailDistrict

I have made many memories during my time with Chelsea, which I will take with me into my next challenge.

Maurizio Sarri

MemoriesTimeChallengeMeWill

During the Cold War, the non-aligned movement tried to become a 'third force' in world politics, but failed because it was too large and unwieldy.

Stephen Kinzer

PoliticsWarWorldColdBecome

The natures of men and women are very mixed, and for me, the most fascinating type of woman is the one who is a little masculine, has a little of the man in her, and the sort of man who is fabulous is the one who is a little woman, too. It's impossible not to mix them!

Sonia Rykiel

WomenMenWomanManMeImpossible

I even feel guilty if I'm reading a novel, because I think I should be reading Homer again. I don't really know what free time is, because I don't have something to measure it against.

Simon Armitage

TimeFreeReadingThinkFeelGuilty

The title 'black swimmer' makes it seem like I am not supposed to be able to win a gold medal, I am not supposed to be able to break the Olympic record, and that is not true, as I work as hard as anybody else, and I love the sport, and I want to win, just like everybody else.

Simone Manuel

WorkLoveI AmGoldWinBlack

I think there is a failure in foreign policy. And you have to acknowledge that under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton was the architect of that foreign policy. Whether it was malevolent or not, I don't know.

Michael McCaul

FailureThinkYouKnowPolicy

You can tell when somebody's authentic about what they're saying.

Joy Mangano

SayingYouTellSomebodyAuthentic

Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies its curiosity, and gives it an idea of which it was not before possessed.

Joseph Addison

ImaginationSoulCuriositySurprise

He wants to be his own man and be recognized for what he's done. He's not asking for anything because of his name. That was a tough situation to go into at Alabama, but he probably wouldn't have been given the job if the situation would have been different.

Don Shula

JobManToughNameSituationDone

I've been watching 'Lost' on DVD recently. I keep thinking, 'Where are those actors now?' Nobody knows.

Denis O'Hare

ThinkingNobodyLostNowWatching

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