Doris Lessing Quotes

The World War I, I'm a child of World War I. And I really know about the children of war. Because both my parents were both badly damaged by the war. My father, physically, and both mentally and emotionally. So, I know exactly what it's like to be brought up in an atmosphere of a continual harping on the war.

Doris Lessing

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I think I usually play the woman that, after the person tries to go for some extraordinary feat of romantic accomplishment, they happily wind up with me.

Jessica Hecht

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Listening to the stories told in jazz music and how those artists expressed their truths about the times and what they were dealing with is what struck me the most.

Andra Day

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A heart rate monitor is very important because every day is different. Sometimes you may have a ton of energy, and other days you may not, but you can hold yourself accountable for knowing how hard you're working by having a very specific goal to work toward.

Anna Kaiser

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The violent rioting that is sometimes now being called protesting - it makes the emotions so high that you almost cannot see the insults and injuries that are the people are suffering.

Alveda King

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The media here is the opposition party. They don't understand this country. They still do not understand why Donald Trump is the president of the United States.

Steve Bannon

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Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends.

Stephen Ambrose

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As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.

Smokey Robinson

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I never expected to go to Juilliard. When they came recruiting in Miami, I auditioned. I got a scholarship.

Robert Battle

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When I took over 'New Mutants,' writing and drawing, and I figure this is a big deal, I'm 23, 22 at that time, and I am nervous because I've had nothing but success. And now they're giving me the entire platform to create. And I figure, if I fall flat on my face here, it's going to hurt. It's going to set me back.

Rob Liefeld

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A diverse customer base helps insulate you; a few large accounts can leave you vulnerable to their whims.

Jason Fried

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My political career goes back to the '60s and those were times of vigorous debates.

Dennis Kucinich

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Triumphant science and technology are only at the threshold of man's command over sources of energy so stupendous that, if used for military purposes, they can wipe out our entire civilization.

Cordell Hull

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