Doris Lessing Quotes

I do not think writers ought ever to sit down and think they must write about some cause, or theme, or something. If they write about their own experiences, something true is going to emerge.

Doris Lessing

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ThinkDownTrueWriteThemeOwn

Urban America has been redlined. Government has not offered tax incentives for investment, as it has in a dozen foreign markets. Banks have redlined it. Industries have moved out, they've redlined it. Clearly, to break up the redlining process, there must be incentives to green-line with hedges against risk.

Jesse Jackson

GovernmentProcessAmericaInvestment

I don't think anyone wants to be in a role forever.

Matthew Morrison

ThinkForeverRoleWantsAnyone

We are not facing China alone; we are facing China together with a lot of other people in the region.

Tsai Ing-wen

AloneTogetherPeopleChinaFacing

Require... electoral votes to be allocated in proportion to the popular votes.

Robert A. Dahl

ElectoralVotesPopularProportion

The energy of college football rivals that of a live performance for me. I am an extremely analytical guy and predicting these games is right up my alley, especially with a little luck thrown in. It is even more fun when I am winning and I have to say, I have fared quite well in my predictions.

Rodney Atkins

LiveFootballI AmFunCollegeLuck

The long-standing wisdom that everyone wins in a single world market has been undermined. Global trade, capital flows, and immigration are declining.

Roger Altman

WisdomWorldImmigrationSingleBeen

You always have nerves. And it's important to respect your nerves and your doubts. And then you have to ultimately overcome them.

Michael Pitt

RespectYouImportantOvercomeYour

I tweet from bed. I love it because it's so quick. And it's funny. But it also leaves a lot of room for error because new people don't sense the sarcasm - there's no sarcasm font.

Chrissy Teigen

FunnyLovePeopleSarcasmBedNew

They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon.

Bobby Sands

HeartFreedomDayPeopleMeMoon

A person starts dying when they stop dreaming.

Brian Williams

StopPersonDyingDreamingStarts

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Aristotle

WorkJobPerfectionPleasurePuts

I didn't have Cartier. I didn't have Gucci, Louis, none of that.

Playboi Carti

GucciNoneLouis

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