Donna Leon Quotes

I came to Venice for the first time in 1968 and was lucky enough to make the acquaintanceship, and then the friendship, of two Venetians, Roberta and Franco, who remain my best friends here after almost 50 years.

Donna Leon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 29, 1942

Topics

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I think I was the third person in the world to get a Kindle, and I hated it from the minute I got it.

Joan Rivers

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You test yourself. That's what real fighters do.

Max Holloway

YourselfYouTestRealFighters

I think anything that anyone writes that's any good is going to have a lot of autobiography.

Stephen Adly Guirgis

GoodThinkAnythingGoingI Think

I'm very, very proud to have been at what I feel are two of the pivotal moments in this whole new Golden Era of television - one being 'The Sopranos' with HBO and now with Netflix expanding that whole HBO concept to the world and making it more of a global thing. It's been wonderful to witness that from those two vantage points.

Steven Van Zandt

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A friend is an emotional bond, just like friendship is a human experience.

Simon Sinek

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When you drive a car, either you manage it and feel it with the grip of the car, or, like me, you fix it on visual speed. If you do it through the grip, you lose it very quickly - because when the track changes, you can have scares. I do it visually, so if I am going too fast I fight to get the car back, but I do not do it by feeling the grip.

Jean Alesi

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I love a Coffee Crisp, and they are nowhere to be found in America.

Jason Priestley

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I can't stand wearing the same clothes all day. It makes me insane. I like to dress for the afternoon and for dinner.

Dita Von Teese

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My most amazing discovery was becoming a mother. It changed everything. I can't imagine my life without these little beings.

Deborra-Lee Furness

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Reality always outstrips fiction. Whatever you make up, something more incredible always pops up in real life.

David Walliams

LifeRealityYouMoreRealWhatever

The quality of films out there depends on how much responsibility we're willing to take. I try to play women who are positive and heroic.

Cheryl Ladd

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The idea that I can provide for my mother and play at the highest level in the world for football and compete against the best guys in the world - it's a very exciting idea.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

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