Gunter Grass Quotes

Lies that do not hurt, which are different from lies that protect oneself or hurt another person. That is not my business. But the truth is mostly very boring, and you can help it along with lies. There is no harm in that.

Gunter Grass

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: October 16, 1927 - April 13, 2015

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I want to be an independent woman who falls in love, finds a great partner for her lifetime, has kids and kind of does it all. I'd like to have it all.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

LoveGreatWomanPartnerWantKind

I'm a sucker for French fries - I love that they're salty!

Megan Hilty

LoveFrench FriesSaltySuckerFries

Achievement brings its own anticlimax.

Maya Angelou

AchievementOwnBrings

Editorial pages all say, 'Well, the other guy has a point, too. It remains to be seen how this will come out. We certainly hope it comes out fine; blah, blah.' Cartoonists don't go that way. Our job is to stick out our tongues, to show a big raspberry to whatever pompous jerk happens to be mouthing off.

Jeff MacNelly

HopeJobGoSayWillWay

My parents would say, 'Why don't you go out and play?' and I would say, 'I can't! I'm putting on my shows!'

Andy Kaufman

ParentsYouPlayGoSayWhy

Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

John Wooden

SuccessBestYouBecomeKnowingDid

I was the worst-dressed person in Scranton. I was a total nerd. Obviously, I got picked on, but I was also able to find my own cluster of friends, and I think when that happens, you get by just fine.

Stephen Karam

ThinkFriendsYouFindPersonOwn

I love Amazon.

Stanley Druckenmiller

LoveAmazonI Love

The interesting thing about Cleopatra is that she is such a shape-shifter. I mean through history we've all molded her to our times and our places. So there's room for a movie for her, but I don't think it will hew to the book.

Stacy Schiff

HistoryBookThinkInterestingShe

You men make up these rules, and now you get mad because I'm telling you what a real woman wants. She wants you to treat her like a lady if you want her to sit up there and put on all the lingerie!

Loni Love

MenWomanTreatLadyYouRules

Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other way.

Jean Anouilh

SnakeHandsLongStrikeWillWay

I would love to do a comedy, but comedy probably in the sense of a dark comedy like 'Californication,' that sort of thing. Yeah, sure, I think I'm funny.

Jason Wiles

FunnyLoveThinkComedyDarkSure

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