Doris Lessing Quotes

The Nobel Prize is run by a self-perpetuated committee. They vote for themselves and get the world's publishing industry to jump to their tune.

Doris Lessing

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorldJumpVoteRunCommitteePrize

I believe that presidential candidates actually have a responsibility to point out substantive differences: to point out perspectives that are different.

John Edwards

ResponsibilityBelieveDifferences

Whenever I watch a show and twentysomethings have a lot of 'Star Wars' references, I know it's written by a 40-year-old dude.

Anders Holm

KnowWatchStarShowDudeWars

In live action movies, you just hope that everything works. Because the actor may had a bad morning and doesn't play good, or accidents happen continuously. Many things contradict what you are trying to say. But in cartoons, nothing contradict what you want to say.

John Hench

GoodLiveMorningHopeActionYou

I'm a Muslim, but I think Jesus would have a drink with me. He would be cool. He would talk to me.

Mike Tyson

ReligionMeCoolThinkTalkDrink

My voice is not very dynamic.

Lou Barlow

VoiceDynamicVery

Just because you got money doesn't mean you're gonna be happy, and just 'cuz you can buy everything in the world doesn't mean you're gonna find your purpose.

Logic

MoneyPurposeHappyBe HappyWorld

The kind of funny irony is that a lot of people talk about ethical meat eating as if it's a way to care about things, but also not to alienate yourself from the rest of the world. But it's so much more alienating than vegetarianism.

Jonathan Safran Foer

FunnyYourselfPeopleWorldEating

I was a judge for the 2014 NYMF season. I've done it for a few years. They send you a certain amount of scripts and scores, and you rank them.

Donna Lynne Champlin

JudgeYouDoneYearsRankSeason

No matter what, I'm always interested in making music.

Chris Robinson

MusicMatterAlwaysInterested

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

Confucius

DeepYouWantEverythingCenter

I had a very simple life growing up in the farm country outside of Perugia, and biscotti and warm milk with a tiny bit of coffee were a big part of my morning ritual before walking to school.

Brunello Cucinelli

LifeMorningCoffeeSimpleSchool

I hope to help people. I hope that I can be the escape that they need when things seem impossible or too tough.

Poppy

HopePeopleImpossibleToughHelp

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