Svetlana Alexievich Quotes

I grew up in a village after the war, and in the village, there were almost only women.

Svetlana Alexievich

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WomenWarVillageUpOnlyAlmost

In my experience, honesty is the best policy. And being a friend to somebody is not always the best way to help them.

Jillian Michaels

FriendHonestyBestExperienceHelp

I'm really obsessed with this show right now called 'Power,' produced by 50 Cent.

Martine Syms

PowerNowRightShowObsessedCent

To be true to a play, you can't add something that takes away from the author's intent.

Jason Robards

YouBe TruePlayTrueSomethingAdd

I believe that I was a dog in a past life. That's the only thing that would explain why I like to snack on Purina Dog Chow.

Dean Koontz

LifeDogPastBelieveWhyI Believe

I came out publicly as transgender and began hormone replacement therapy while in prison. When I was released, however, there was no quantifiable history of me existing as a transwoman. Credit and background checks automatically assumed I was committing fraud.

Chelsea Manning

HistoryMePrisonCreditFraudOut

I'm not a perfectionist. I'm just very observant.

Chris Van Allsburg

JustPerfectionistObservantVery

The marginal cost of doing something 'just this once' always seems to be negligible, but the full cost will typically be much higher. Yet unconsciously, we will naturally employ the marginal-cost doctrine in our personal lives.

Clayton M. Christensen

DoingPersonalWillAlwaysCost

I'm in great shape, back-in-my-football-days shape. I've worked hard to get to this point.

Brian Jordan

GreatHardPointShapeGetWorked

I moved to Chicago and I did theater, and then I started writing and I stop acting and I did sketch. You know, I did all of the things that, if you were serious about doing television, don't do.

Allison Tolman

WritingDoingYouTelevisionActing

Bin Laden's role in the war against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s had made him a hero around the Middle East.

Peter Bergen

HeroWarHimAfghanistanMiddle

If I didn't follow my passion for surfing... I would have never come up with the concept to make a wrist camera.

Nick Woodman

PassionCameraNeverFollowUpCome

I've always enjoyed searching for clothes. I like thrift stores and vintage stuff, and not so much going to Urban Outfitters. What got me interested is having to choose dresses for the carpet, and doing a lot of shoots with really cool clothes. I've gotten to try on a lot of things that I've liked, and some things that I haven't.

Morgan Saylor

MeCoolVintageDoingChooseTry

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