Lydia Davis Quotes

Even though I believe a superlative translation can achieve timelessness, that doesn't mean I think other translators shouldn't attempt other versions. The more the better, in the end.

Lydia Davis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BelieveThinkEndBetterAchieve

And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?

Melina Mercouri

PossessionsMustGreeceCourseMost

One thing that's true of gritty people is they love what they do, and they keep loving what they do. So they're not just in love for a day or a week. People who are really gritty - they're still interested.

Angela Duckworth

LoveDayPeopleWeekLovingTrue

People say, 'You look like the girl who used to be on that show 'Angel' - they don't actually think I'm her.

Amy Acker

GirlPeopleAngelThinkYouLook

To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile.

Simone Weil

PowerOverGetPossess

I box for four hours a week and my diet is pretty healthy.

Tony Parsons

DietWeekHealthyBoxPrettyFour

I've worked as grocery store cashier; I've worked at a bank call center and as a Lady Liberty for Liberty Tax Service dancing around with the sign for a while.

Ron Funches

ServiceLadyLibertyTaxDancing

White House operatives went to great lengths to show Obama shifting focus from wars abroad to domestic issues at home.

Ron Fournier

HomeGreatFocusHouseWhiteShow

For the bourgeoisie, the main danger against which it had to be protected, that which had to be avoided at all costs, was armed uprising, was the armed people, was the workers taking to the streets in an assault against the government.

Michel Foucault

GovernmentPeopleStreetsWorkers

Martial arts is something you can learn or pick up and think you could do really well.

Michelle Yeoh

ThinkLearnYouUpArtsSomething

When we have fallen and need to get back up again, we are able to do it in His strength walking in His Spirit. Cling to the Spirit of Christ Jesus - He will never fail.

Monica Johnson

StrengthWalkingBackWillNeverUp

I haven't been offered a lot of comedy. In theater, I've done quite a bit of comedy or dramas that included a lot of funny stuff. But in my TV work, those aren't the roles that I've been offered.

Mireille Enos

WorkFunnyComedyDoneBeenStuff

I really do try not to emote. I don't like seeing it on documentaries - it seems a bit unprofessional. I also need to be human being and be a kind of sympathetic presence for the contributors I'm with, so there' a line you have to walk.

Louis Theroux

WalkYouSeeingKindTryNeed

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