Svetlana Alexievich Quotes

Being in the public eye is easy for me because I come from a family of four generations of teachers, so I'm used to being around books and discussions. But to write, I very much need to be alone.

Svetlana Alexievich

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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FamilyAloneMeEyeEasyTeachers

To be honest, making albums is really never easy. It's always a bit excruciating because there's always this fight to make it great, and then you hit these stumbling blocks along the way.

Jesse Harris

GreatFightEasyYouWayNever

The news today that Bush has vowed to veto any legislation that reviews the security implications of the Dubai Port World's potential management of our ports is ludicrous and the entire Democratic Party is calling him to task for it.

John Conyers

TodayWorldManagementPotentialHim

I think my mum wanted me to join the army or something, or become a surveyor - something with good career prospects.

Andy Serkis

GoodMeThinkArmyCareerBecome

I had never thought about writing a novel. But I had two young kids, and I realized that if I could write a novel, I could work at home.

Mary Kay Andrews

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Celebrities have nothing to do with style.

Mickey Drexler

StyleNothingCelebrities

Science is not a thing. It's a verb. It's a way of thinking about things. It's a way of looking for natural explanations for all phenomena.

Michael Shermer

ScienceLookingThinkingWayThings

Organizing ahead of time makes the work more enjoyable. Chefs cut up the onions and have the ingredients lined up ahead of time and have them ready to go. When everything is organized you can clean as you go and it makes everything so much easier and fun.

Anne Burrell

WorkTimeFunYouOrganizingReady

When I see a room full of people pedaling away on stationary bikes, I fall into an existential spiral. It's confirmation that all we do as humans is pedal, pedal, pedal, and go nowhere. We're just specks of dust in the universe, riding 1970s stationary bicycles.

Ali Liebegott

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You reflect on the people who used to be in your life, and it's like, 'Wow, I can't believe that person was ever really in my life.' But people are put into your life for seasons, for different reasons, and to teach you lessons.

Selena Gomez

LifePeopleBelieveMy LifeSeasons

My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best.

Rickey Henderson

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To research my book 'Me the People' - in which I have rewritten the entire Constitution of the United States - I flew to Greece, the birthplace of democracy. I bused to Philly, the home of independence. I even, if you can believe it, read the Constitution of the United States.

Kevin Bleyer

HomePeopleMeResearchDemocracy

What we lack is a good, strong business climate with lower taxes, fairer regulation.

Kevin Brady

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