Donna Leon Quotes

And I don't want to live anywhere where I am famous. It makes me very, very uncomfortable, because it conveys an advantage over people, and I don't like that.

Donna Leon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LiveI AmPeopleMeUncomfortable

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

Jessamyn West

WorkFutureHistoryImaginationPast

People want to see comedies where characters aren't sacrificed for the jokes.

Jenny Slate

PeopleWantSeeJokesWhere

What's impressed me about 'Star Trek' fans is how many generations they span and how many nations they represent. They are all over the place.

John Cho

MePlaceOverFansStarGenerations

Do what I want, be honest to myself and then it would do good for others, that's all, full on.

John Lydon

GoodMyselfWantOthersHonestFull

I have a goal of being the No.1 pizza company in the world.

John Schnatter

PizzaWorldGoalCompanyBeing

I remember seeing RuPaul in 'The Brady Bunch Movie,' when she says to Jan, 'Girl, you better work.' And I froze it in my mind forever.

Trixie Mattel

WorkGirlMindBetterRememberYou

Keep your private life private. Be open to suggestions from different people. And just be nice. I have heard stories about people who are just plain rude to the press or fans.

Michelle Trachtenberg

LifePeopleBe NiceNiceRudeOpen

In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little.

Michel Houellebecq

MyselfWritingThinkMy OwnRealist

Almost never does a candidate with high negatives have much of a coattail effect.

Mitch McConnell

NeverHighAlmostCandidateEffect

It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America.

Jon Voight

PowerMeAmericaHelpCreateWill

I started putting down my thoughts on paper out of loneliness while I was studying in America. I was very close to my grandfather, and when he died, I couldn't visit home. I started scribbling those thoughts.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

HomeLonelinessThoughtsAmericaOut

I agree with Marjorie Rosen's good psychological analysis of my acting ability.

Pola Negri

GoodActingAbilityAnalysisAgree

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