Leo Tolstoy Quotes

To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it.

Leo Tolstoy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: September 9, 1828 - November 20, 1910

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I'm remembering one book that I wrote, 'Fourth Grade Rats,' that took a month to write, but most of them, full-length novels, I would say about a year.

Jerry Spinelli

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Recessions are hard on people, but they are not hard on art.

Jerry Saltz

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My mother was a very difficult woman to please. She was the sort of woman who thought that if I were praised I would get above myself.

Mem Fox

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The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.

Anais Nin

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My kids and I live like three fun-loving hermits. We're quite bohemian.

Amrita Singh

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I felt God's love, and that was a great gift.

Steven Ford

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Why would Russia care about chemical weapons in Syria? They have no incentive to care.

Ron DeSantis

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I try and photograph people as they are. I do not want to hide anything. I want to bring across a personality, a humanity. It is not a case of model A or model B against a white background. I am interested in the person.

Juergen Teller

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I've never felt at home anywhere.

Julia Holter

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What does it mean to not be alone? I've approached that question through music, technology, writing and other means.

Jaron Lanier

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Look, I've got incredible pride for my family. I've absolutely fallen into that cliche of a dad who could just happily talk about my daughter endlessly.

Christian Bale

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Throughout my work is the idea, over and over, that we must all learn to respect one another.

Cornel Wilde

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