Doris Lessing Quotes

I remember World War II when there were very few books, very little paper available. For me to walk into a shop or look at a list and see anything that I want, or almost anything, is like a kind of miracle.

Doris Lessing

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WalkWarMeWorldRememberLook

In other words, New York has gone all suburban and bourgeois on us.

Joe Bob Briggs

WordsNew YorkNewGoneUsSuburban

A lot of people would be happy that they got through a long career and had a chance to play as many times in the finals. To me, I wanted to win for the franchise and for the people. And when you can't do that, it's devastating, particularly for someone like me.

Jerry West

HappyPeopleMeBe HappyWinChance

An Episcopalian military institution when it was founded near the turn of the century, Harvard for years had an implicit quota system that effectively limited the number of Jewish admissions.

John Gregory Dunne

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Most British tapas bars aren't bars at all. They're restaurants that specialise in tapas. Nothing wrong with that, but it's a bit different from the Spanish way of doing things, in which tapas is an adjunct to the drinks and the general vibe.

John Lanchester

DoingWrongNothingWayBritish

Love is messy. It's not something that's real clean.

Matt Dillon

LoveLove IsMessyCleanReal

I have given myself a Tesla for my 60th birthday.

Stanley Druckenmiller

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I don't mind being cast as some kind of a pantomime baddie, but I am very fair in business. I always have been. I pride myself on being fair.

Simon Cowell

BusinessMyselfI AmMindPride

I like stories of the classic hero, of good versus evil, the ones in which the good guys wear white and the bad guys wear black... and I love a good sword fight.

Simon Sinek

LoveGoodHeroFightEvilBlack

I've always thought of myself as more of a character actress. I've tried to do different things, but I've always been under the radar and that's how I like it. I've been really blessed to work this long and I just hope I continue to get better and better and better and better.

Rose Byrne

WorkCharacterHopeMyselfBlessed

It's easier to stop bad things than to pass good things.

Jared Polis

GoodGood ThingsBadStopThings

I don't know why, but I've always been a sucker for roller coasters in movies.

Diablo Cody

KnowMoviesWhyAlwaysBeenSucker

As long as the title's on the line, that's the match I want to be in.

Seth Rollins

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