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Mark Kurlansky Quotes

I translated an Emile Zola book, 'The Belly of Paris,' because I didn't find an existing translation that captured his sense of humor. Humor is the first victim of translation.

Mark Kurlansky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 7, 1948

Topics

Humor Book Sense Of Humor Find Paris

We artists love to talk tough, but we're just as sentimental as everyone else when it comes down to it.

John Banville

Love Tough Down Talk Everyone Just

America is an idea. And it's the solemn responsibility of each 'temporary' president to protect and nurture that noblest of all ideas - with integrity. This man, Mitt Romney, has shown - not through his experience, but through his actions and words - that he is unqualified to carry out that responsibility.

Jennifer Granholm

Integrity Responsibility Experience

I didn't realize how hard it was to run a small business.

Andrew Mason

Business Small Small Business Run

If you're too smart it can limit you because you spend so much time thinking that you don't do anything.

John Malkovich

Time Smart Thinking You Limit Much

I am always interested in helping and growing new tech start-ups and ideas.

John McAfee

I Am Ideas New Growing Always Tech

The tennis wasn't really very much on my mind, so it wasn't like I was thinking about it all the time.

Steffi Graf

Time Mind Thinking Tennis Like Much

I've been barefoot most of my life: either flip flops or barefoot on the pool deck. Although you'd think that would make me a good candidate for barefoot running, that doesn't work with me.

Summer Sanders

Life Work Good Me Think My Life

A lot of my activity in the theatre, and even in writing poems, was a kind of retrospective aggro on the English teacher who wouldn't allow me to read poetry aloud.

Tony Harrison

Teacher Poetry Me Writing Theatre

Baby fashion has become such a big thing. It used to be that everything had to be pink or blue or cute - you know, very precious - but not cool. But now, my friends who are mothers really want to dress their kids just like themselves.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Cute Dress Blue Baby Cool Fashion

My father was a manual worker.

Diane Abbott

Father Manual Worker

I'm a chameleon. When you put me in certain soils, musically speaking, I will be in that place.

Dianne Reeves

Me You Place Will Musically Certain

Religion, in any form, is always interesting to me because of how powerful it is. Not even the religion itself, but to the people that follow it... The effect that it has had on people's minds.

Chino Moreno

Religion People Me Powerful Follow