Gunter Grass Quotes

Over the years, I had something in principle against autobiographical writing altogether because memory plays tricks on us, and we also tend to reinvent ourselves. But there comes an age when one begins to observe life, and there are things that need time to mature, also in terms of literary form.

Gunter Grass

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeAgeTimeMemoryWritingMature

Poor people, people of color - especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.

Angela Davis

EducationPeopleHigher Education

I was a banker in Morocco when I first saw 'American Graffiti.' It was before I was an actor, a melancholy time in my life, and this mood was reflected in the film.

Jean Reno

LifeTimeAmericanMy LifeMoodSaw

I'm quite low-key - Isabel Marant is one of my favourite designers.

Sophie McShera

Low-KeyQuiteFavouriteDesigners

If you have to lie, cheat, steal, obstruct and bully to get your point across, it must not be a point capable of surviving on its own merits.

Steven Weber

LieYouCapableSurvivingPointOwn

I was MCing in the playground, spitting lyrics over mobile phones - Sony Ericsson, Walkmans, W810s, the Teardrop Nokia phones, all of that. Vital equipment! I never even had a DJ set where a DJ's playing vinyl, and I'm spitting.

Stormzy

DJPlaygroundNeverPhonesOver

My goals are to hit .300, score 100 runs, and stay injury-prone.

Mickey Rivers

GoalsStayScoreHitRuns

Whether it's Neil Young or Johnny Rotten, a band has to have someone like that: someone who you listen to and know that he believes what he says.

Mike McCready

SomeoneYouKnowYoungListenBand

I set my own personal goals; I'm not playing to satisfy fans.

Christian Pulisic

GoalsPersonalMy OwnOwnFansSet

Writing is sometimes a balancing act between keeping things easily readable and being accurate.

Susanna Kearsley

WritingSometimesActThingsBeing

A man is known by the company his mind keeps.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

ManMindCompanyKnownHisKeeps

When I talk to people outside the beltway, I don't think people are that divided.

Tim Kaine

PeopleThinkTalkOutsideDivided

Since I knew my deaf identity since birth, it wasn't hard for me to be comfortable, confident, and independent in a hearing world.

Nyle DiMarco

IdentityMeWorldConfidentDeaf

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