Mario Benedetti Quotes

I do not write for the reader to come, but for him who is here, short of reading the text on my shoulder.

Mario Benedetti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: uruguayan
  • Birth: September 14, 1920 - May 17, 2009

Topics

ReadingShortWriteHimShoulder

We as men, in particular black men, are constantly supported, nurtured, forgiven, apologized for, led, followed and coddled by black women, and they get very little in return.

Jesse Williams

WomenMenBlackLittleReturnGet

People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.

Ann Landers

PeopleSympathyDrinkSorrowSwim

The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory.

Jeff Cooper

FamilyPoliceCitizenDevelopmentUp

All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it's with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family.

Amy Winehouse

FamilyHumanWriteGirlfriendsSongs

The desk thing is a problem for me. The ideal one would be vast and perfectly clear. Yet the bane of the biographical existence is paper; if you're 'an artist under oath' you're writing from a mountain of documentation.

Stacy Schiff

MountainMeWritingProblemYou

I have purchased a flat in Malad, but that is not with my 'Bigg Boss' prize. I had bought it with my earnings that were released by producers of 'Bhabhiji Ghar Pe Hain' just before I was offered 'Bigg Boss.'

Shilpa Shinde

BossPrizeJustFlatBeforeWere

My daughter thinks my shows suck.

Shonda Rhimes

DaughterSuckThinksShows

Competition is fun.

Travis Kalanick

CompetitionFun

Sharing bad news with strangers is most certainly a selfish act.

Mike Gallagher

SelfishStrangersBadNewsSharing

I think that glamour is about confidence and really owning the look.

Monique Lhuillier

ConfidenceThinkLookGlamourOwning

The funny thing is, whenever I'm working on something, I kind of forget there's a lot of people watching. It makes it easier to be in the moment and to tell a story as well as possible.

Michiel Huisman

FunnyMomentPeopleStoryPossible

With the Patriot Bill in place, the NSA no longer needed to get a warrant from a judge to tap into anybody's electronic information. A Surveillance State that would have boggled the mind of Orwell was born.

Jay Parini

MindJudgeInformationBornPlace

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