Julian Barnes Quotes

Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot to boast about: at various times the European centre of power, of civilisation, of the arts, and (self-advertisingly, at least) of love.

Julian Barnes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 19, 1946

Topics

LovePowerYouParisArtsArgue

There was never anything I wanted to do more than play tennis. Never once walked out there and thought, 'I wish I was doing something else.' Not once.

Jimmy Connors

ThoughtWishDoingPlayMoreNever

My mom, she was a very, very soft woman. It was hard for her to yell or even curse. But when it came to fighting for her kids, she found a strength she didn't always know she had.

Angelina Jolie

StrengthWomanMomFightingKnow

What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question 'Can we trust Microsoft?'

Steve Ballmer

BusinessTrustPeopleSome People

Artists probably should have some impenetrable aspects of themselves.

Simon Callow

ArtistsSomeShouldThemselves

You don't stay married for 33 years and not compromise.

Michele Bachmann

CompromiseYouYearsStayMarried

I have licked cancer, and I'm actually thinking of several career options.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

ThinkingCareerCancerOptions

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

GoodGreatnessMindDoingTurnMuch

We have decided to diversify agriculture; we decided to develop our tourism sector. We have decided to develop our mining sector. So these are some of the things we're telling Malawians: we say this is what we need to do in order for us to get out of this total dependence on aid.

Joyce Banda

AgricultureSayNeedOutTourismUs

In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children.

Donna Shalala

ChildrenCaringMoreNeedFairyOur

I'm an old-fashioned girl, and as a kid, I used to go on holidays to Scarborough.

Debra Stephenson

HeartBestJobLeavingBreakGoing

I like very human stories that venture into sci-fi or the supernatural or areas that I think occupy a lot of space in our collective memory for the films that we loved as children.

Colin Trevorrow

ChildrenMemorySpaceThinkLoved

I always think that trying to push yourself as an actor in a direction that you've never been before, developing characters which are more difficult to get into the head of, or are more interesting and further away from yourself, is always a challenge. But, you want to take up that challenge and try your best.

Asa Butterfield

ChallengeBestYourselfThinkPush

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