Svetlana Alexievich Quotes

I do not remember any questions in my childhood other than questions about death and about loss, and it was clear that the books that filled the house were not as interesting as the conversations outside.

Svetlana Alexievich

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ChildhoodDeathInterestingQuestions

Good actors are a dime a dozen, but I want actors that are gonna be part of my team and collaborative.

Joe Pantoliano

GoodTeamWantDozenDimePart

I did have someone tell me that I looked like Conan O'Brien. I was like, 'What?'

Joel Edgerton

MeSomeoneTellLikeDidLooked

As Twitter allows you to curate who shows up in your stream - you only see the people you follow or seek out, and those they interact with - users can create whatever world of people they want to be a part of.

Jenna Wortham

PeopleWorldYouCreateWantFollow

One of the really fascinating areas is marketplaces that take advantage of mobile devices. Ridesharing is the obvious example, but that's just the start of it, of selling goods and services with lightweight mobile apps.

John Collison

StartSellingTake AdvantageTake

'Teen Spirit' is a celebration of the power that music can deliver to the cinematic experience.

Max Minghella

MusicPowerExperienceTeenSpirit

I used to write stories a lot because you had to fill your hours some other way than watching television. So my imagination was vivid, and I used to write a lot of stories. I wrote a novel, which I still have, which is so awful.

Robert Osborne

ImaginationYouTelevisionWayWrite

Thus times do shift, each thing his turn does hold; New things succeed, as former things grow old.

Robert Herrick

New ThingsSucceedGrowNewTurn

I'd split up with a boyfriend and gone to Vermont to stare at my navel, and then 9/11 happened, and I spent days being scared of what was happening in the world. So I made a list of all the things I wanted to do, and at the top was adopt a baby. Nine months and two days later, I brought my daughter home.

Shonda Rhimes

HomeDaughterBabyWorldTopScared

I've sort of decided that I can settle for being just the artist, arranger, writer and part-time engineer. That seems like enough to do.

Tom Scholz

EnoughArtistI CanSettleSeems

Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.

Mason Cooley

HateCatsPetAdmitInquisitive

Just because you have chemistry with someone doesn't mean you're naturally going to be the best for each other. You have make choices and prioritize.

Missy Peregrym

BestChoicesSomeoneYouChemistry

I'm bored' is a useless thing to say. You live in a great, big, vast world that you've seen none percent of.

Louis C. K.

LiveGreatWorldYouSayUseless

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