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Christopher Hitchens Quotes

I've been to Uganda and to North Korea and to Eritrea, countless horror spots around the world.

Christopher Hitchens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: April 13, 1949 - December 15, 2011

Topics

World Horror Been North Korea Around

I sometimes compare starting a business to having a child. You have a moment of profound inspiration, followed by months of thankless hard work and waking up in the middle of the night.

Work Hard Work Business Moment Child

In my view, if you have one in 10 unemployed - something is wrong with the economy whether you call it recession or not.

View You Wrong Economy Something

There are some people who only know me for cornflakes ads, and that's fine. I have a charmed life.

Life People Me Know Some People Who

'Ghost City' was actually one of the few instances of non-fiction that I had written, and I felt that I probably said what I wanted. I think it must be different for every author; I haven't done very much of it, and perhaps, in a way, I found it rather painful, which is why I don't really do it very often.

City Think Be Different Said Done

My view on politics is much more grassroots oriented; it's not old boy network oriented, so I tend to, you know, come at it a little bit stronger, a little bit more street-wise, if you will. That's rubbed some feathers the wrong way.

Politics View Stronger You Wrong

Twenty-five million people who live in North Korea are denied freedom in every respect of their lives. In short, they are hostages. Imagine 25 million hostages.

Live Freedom Respect People Short

Bill Murray doesn't do anything. He barely shows up at the movies he says he's going to do.

Movies Up Anything Going He Says

I think we were instrumental in saving downtown Seattle. To me, that's the biggest thing we did.

Bruce Nordstrom

Me Think Seattle Downtown I Think

A blend of fact and fiction has been used in various forms since the dawn of creative writing, starting with sagas and epic poems.

Creative Writing Dawn Starting Used

I've always been pretty tough in that way, where if you tell me I can't do something, I will prove you wrong.

Me Tough You Wrong Prove Way

I reiterate that the rigor and credibility brought to the world by Monti's government are for us a point of no return.

Pier Luigi Bersani

Government World Credibility Return

It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may, we can never be certain of making people happy, whereas we can almost always be certain of making them unhappy.

Life Sad Happy People Unhappy Never

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