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Svetlana Alexievich Quotes

America is a remarkable country, but I have a feeling that it's a different country after 9/11.

Svetlana Alexievich

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

America Feeling Country Different

I think Europe is well advised to form a unified economic force to be on par with the U.S. and China.

Think Europe Force China Economic

I never set fire to a piano. I'd like to have got away with it, though. I pushed a couple of them in the river. They wasn't any good.

Jerry Lee Lewis

Good Fire River Never Piano Away

If I can do a scene in one shot, it's in one shot. Most of my shots are pretty long. I think with 'Looking,' what we have in the first minute is a whole episode of a traditional TV show. I like to let things breathe; I like to let things have a certain tone.

Looking Think Long I Can First Tone

One of the nicest things about NBC is that Tom Brokaw is not Dan Rather.

Michael Gartner

Things Rather About Tom Nicest Dan

I would say L.A. is more polite than London - it's a very careful place. People talk a lot in code.

People Place Say London Talk More

I played piano back in my elementary school days and I sang a cappella back in college.

School College Back School Days Days

I ain't got much education, but I got some sense.

Education Got Sense Some Much

Sing your heart out and write the best song you possible can.

Heart Best Song You Possible Write

Once I started getting paid to be a writer and not having lots of other gross responsibilities, like making the puzzle or whatever, then my ambition changed, and I thought, 'Now I want to be a good writer.' And that became my ambition.

Good Ambition Puzzle Thought Want

I knew 'Be Our Guest' would be performed on a set and in costume, but anyone with a history in Theatre In Education will know that can mean anything.

Education History Theatre Know Mean

'Mercy,' I love conceptually because I feel like you can either think about it as if it were a girl - which it sounds like it could be about a girl - but I like to picture it as 'pleading for mercy for my career' type of thing.

Love Girl Think Picture Feel You

Maybe I'm stupid or whatever, but to me if I got a concussion, if I could see straight and I could carry a football then I'm not telling anybody.

Football Me Stupid See Whatever Got

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