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Svetlana Alexievich Quotes

Nothing, not even human life, is more precious to us than our myths about ourselves.

Svetlana Alexievich

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality:
Birth: May 31, 1948

Topics

Life Nothing More Human Human Life

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.

Better Elections Got Voter Percent

No, I like today's cinema a lot. But I've spent so many decades only making movies. There's so much that I still want to do. Like, live. It's only up to me.

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Live Today Me Cinema Want Movies

A lot of people are afraid of dolls - everybody remembers 'Chucky.'

People Afraid Dolls Everybody Lot

I don't know how 'X Factor' works. I was only there as a guest judge for a day. But I watched 'The Voice' a lot; I respected how it came across on TV, and I love the freedom we get as coaches to do what we want.

Love Freedom Day Voice Judge Know

The pursuit of happiness is in our Constitution. We're all entitled to have the best we can.

Happiness Best Constitution Pursuit

The sea is the vast reservoir of Nature. The globe began with sea, so to speak; and who knows if it will not end with it?

Nature Sea Speak End Will Globe

Humans want to know the hierarchy; it's important for there to be one leader.

Leader Know Important Want Hierarchy

I wanted to make a film as an artist, and it's going to have to find an audience, you know. I don't know how big the audience will be.

You Artist Find Know Will Audience

I was one of those kids who always wrote.

Alice McDermott

Always Who Kids Those Wrote

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.

William Makepeace Thackeray

I Am Happy Sorry Young Say Who

At one time, MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.

Time MTV Hip Suddenly Outdated

We had a very upwardly mobile economy, and that peaked around the 1950s when the typical middle-class American family consisted of a father with a job and stay-at-home mom who took care of the kids.

Family Father Job Mom Care American

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