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Thomas Mann Quotes

Psycho-analyses, how disgusting.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: german
Birth: June 6, 1875 - August 12, 1955

Topics

Disgusting How

My well-meaning parents decided to send me to a Catholic grade school to get a better education than I probably would have received at the local public school. They had no way of knowing that the school nuns, who were the majority of the teachers at this particular parochial school, were right-wing, card-carrying John Birch Society members.

Education School Parents Me Society

I had a lot of chaos in my very early years before I was old enough to know what was going on, and then I just skated through the rest of my childhood without dealing with it.

Childhood Chaos Rest Enough Early

The women are so strong in my family.

Family Women Strong Women Are

My interest in fantasy began pretty much when I started to read.

Fantasy Pretty Interest Started Read

I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book that isn't instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading.

Book Reading Think Giving Giving Up

The process of software development doesn't feel any better than it did a generation ago.

Process Generation Better Feel Than

I've definitely grown apart from a lot of my friends. Some of them don't understand the schedule, and it's not that I don't want to talk to them, it's that sometimes I am really busy and can't get back to them.

I Am Busy Friends Back Sometimes

I really love Anglo music, and the language as well. Like, my kids, they - born here, Miami. So I just - a little bit more familiar with the language.

Love Music Language Miami Born More

What I write is very personal, but not autobiographical. It's more 'thematically personal' - what's up in my life in terms of themes at the moment.

Life Moment My Life Personal Write

Too many countries of the former Soviet bloc remain under the control of authoritarian leaders, including some, like the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who have learned how to maintain a more convincing facade of elections than their communist predecessors.

Joseph Stiglitz

Control President More Authoritarian

Until you are somewhat comfortable and confident and embrace who you are as a person, you can't possibly love somebody else because you don't like yourself that much.

Love Yourself Confident You Person

I owe my whole acting career to the fact that I'm a singer. I went out to Los Angeles and auditioned for a TV show called 'Fame L.A.' The original role was for a comedian, but they said I wasn't very funny, so they asked me, 'What else can you do?' So I played a singer.

Funny Me You Career Acting Said

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