Lydia Davis Quotes

Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation could be bad, very bad, and unfaithful to the original.

Lydia Davis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 15, 1947

Topics

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I'm a very bad citizen. I've never even voted.

Jerry Hall

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I love to dance, bike, and walk every day, so I like to be feminine and comfortable at the same time.

Jeanne Damas

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Fly flight is just a great phenomenon to study. It has everything - from the most sophisticated sensory biology; really, really interesting physics; really interesting muscle physiology; really interesting neural computations.

Michael Dickinson

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Guess what, Beyonce? White people like your music, too. White people buy your songs on iTunes, memorize your lyrics, and admire your talent and beauty. Little white girls wanna be like you just as little black girls do, but instead of that, you'd rather perpetuate the great battle of the races.

Tomi Lahren

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It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that.

Robin Wright

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Mexico is much bigger than NAFTA.

Luis Videgaray Caso

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Part of making TV is the process - you just have to churn it out.

Joss Whedon

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The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the lover's imperfections.

Djuna Barnes

LoveHeartBestJealousBedWhere

As a little kid I had a girlfriend, and her boyfriend used to beat me up, so then I used to sing these songs, and that's what it's all about. Country music is all about your heart and your people and things like that.

Dick Dale

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I have served in the Senate since December 2012 with seats on the Appropriations and Commerce committees and previously served as the lieutenant governor and in the state House. These positions provided me insights on Hawaii's priorities and how to effectively work with stakeholders to achieve meaningful results.

Brian Schatz

WorkMePrioritiesHawaiiHouse

I'm aware me getting a role out of Chicago as a complete unknown is an insane anomaly, so I knew I'd have to get out here to L.A. as soon as the door opened.

Allison Tolman

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I'm fortunate that I'm employed. And if you're in show business, of course, every night you go to bed and go, oh my god, tomorrow I'll never, ever work again.

Rick Mercer

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