Doris Lessing Quotes

Humanity's legacy of stories and storytelling is the most precious we have. All wisdom is in our stories and songs. A story is how we construct our experiences. At the very simplest, it can be: 'He/she was born, lived, died.' Probably that is the template of our stories - a beginning, middle, and end. This structure is in our minds.

Doris Lessing

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 22, 1919 - November 17, 2013

Topics

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In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian countries join forces with other democratic countries in the world to form a global community of democracies.

Jim Costa

StrengthCommunityBestPeaceWorld

The minute I started doing comedy, the doors opened.

Jennifer Coolidge

ComedyDoorsDoingStartedMinute

Many times when we are talking about displacement, we talk about it within the frame of gentrification, which focuses on transitioning neighborhoods. But man, every city I've looked at, Milwaukee included, most evictions are right there, smack dab in ungentrifying, poor, segregated communities.

Matthew Desmond

ManCityTalkingPoorTalkRight

I am a huge fan of Nirvana and always will be.

Jeffree Star

I AmWillAlwaysNirvanaFanAm

I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.

Amy Sedaris

LifeRestMy LifeBunnyEaster

Why does the American cyberindustry have a thing for Indians?

Amitava Kumar

AmericanWhyIndiansDoesThing

When my children were young, I was very cocky. I thought I could maintain total control.

Amy Chua

ChildrenControlThoughtYoungCocky

I didn't dream about being a director. I didn't know I wanted to do something with film until the summer between my sophomore and junior years at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

Spike Lee

CollegeDreamSummerKnowAtlanta

If you are not online, people look at you askance. I think in three to four years' time people will look equally askance at you if you haven't got the ability for consumers to buy what they want, where they want and how they want.

Stuart Rose

TimePeopleThinkYouLookThree

Speech is the mirror of action.

Solon

MirrorActionSpeech

If you're gay and you can't hold hands, or you're black and you can't catch a taxi, or you're a woman and you can't go into the park, you are aware there's a menace. That's costly on a psychic level. The world should be striving to make all its members secure.

Tony Kushner

WomanWorldBlackHandsYouGay

Identity for me is something that has to be played with and explored, and not become complacent about or uninterested in.

Mika

IdentityMeBecomeSomethingAbout

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