Bruno Schulz Quotes

In our town there was a Gestapo officer who loved to play chess. After the occupation began, he found out that my father was the chess master of the region, and so he had him to his house every night.

Bruno Schulz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: polish
  • Birth: July 12, 1892 - November 19, 1942

Topics

FatherNightLovedHousePlayChess

When you use the word 'filibuster,' most of us in America - and I count myself among them - envision it as the ability to hold the floor on rare occasions to speak at length and make your point emphatically and even delay progress by taking hours.

Jeff Merkley

MyselfProgressSpeakAmericaYou

If I were overweight because I ate too much, I would have far more of a complex. I would know if I just stopped eating and showed a little discipline I would be thin. But there's not a hell of a lot I can do about being short. You just gotta run with it.

Michael J. Fox

DisciplineEatingHellShortYou

I'm afraid I talk a lot, too much, perhaps. I should have been a lawyer or a college professor or a windy politician, though I'm glad I am not any of these.

Tom Glazer

I AmCollegeLawyerLegalToo Much

We have the great fans in Detroit. We've got a great ballpark, great stadium.

Miguel Cabrera

GreatDetroitFansStadiumGot

I really do like to work. I will work again. But on my terms.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

WorkWillLikeAgainReallyTerms

In real life, I'm not the center of attention; I'm in the back, and I listen. So when it comes to writing, I just let it all out.

Little Simz

LifeWritingAttentionBackListen

The fact is, we need markers in life, whether we subscribe to a religion or not. And the major holidays, such as Christmas, serve to remind us of the turning world.

Jay Parini

LifeReligionWorldHolidaysNeed

Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look.

Dolly Parton

ChildrenMeLookAlwaysBecause

I'm well in touch with my family, my children. I keep them on my answer phone, so if I want to hear one of their voices, all I have to do is punch it up and it will be there.

Davy Jones

FamilyChildrenPhoneWantWillUp

We used to listen to Lionel Barrymore do 'A Christmas Carol' on the radio long ago, and I like Reginald Owen, who played Scrooge in the first treatment for the screen. But my favorite Scrooge was Alastair Sim. He was enchanting, an absolutely beautiful performance.

Christopher Plummer

BeautifulPerformanceLongChristmas

I absolutely believe in assimilation. I don't believe I'm any different from straight people. My wants and needs are the same as theirs. I don't look at sexual orientation as that big of a deal. It's just an orientation.

Chaz Bono

PeopleBelieveLookSameBigDeal

I never wanted to work in fashion. At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater! And I was crazy for the Hollywood of the 1950s: Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Jones. They were my idea of glamour - and Sylvie Vartan, the French singer.

Christian Louboutin

WorkAgeCrazyFashionDesignNever

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