There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry.
Gyorgy Ligeti
Recitation: by Male by Female
Since childhood, I wrote a lot of fiction, a lot of stories, but I most loved writing essays.
Jill Lepore
ChildhoodWritingLovedFictionMost
I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.
John F. Kerry
CourageServiceStrugglePatriotism
I want to be a force for real good. In other words. I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.
John Coltrane
GoodWordsSufferingWorldBadKnow
There are so many stage actors on TV but you wouldn't know they were stage actors. And film and TV actors are going to the stage as well, so the crossover is great now.
Matthew Morrison
GreatYouKnowNowStageGoing
I enjoy my time alone.
Stephanie Zimbalist
AloneTimeEnjoyMy Time
When you're in a public profession like I was, and you stop doing it like I did, people think you're either crazy or dead.
Tom Lehrer
PeopleCrazyThinkDoingYouStop
There are certain sorts of jokes which have only to do with the substitution of the unexpected word in a familiar context. If you translated something into French and then had it translated back into English by somebody who didn't know the original, you'd lose what was funny.
Tom Stoppard
FunnyUnexpectedYouLoseBackKnow
Competing is different than violence. Sport is love. It's passion. There's no passion in hurting people.
Rohan Marley
LovePassionPeopleViolenceThan
Even though Jack Kennedy and I were about the same age and lived in the same neighborhood and attended the same elementary school, our paths seldom crossed during the years he lived in Brookline. I'm sure that in time, I would have gotten to know him better if he hadn't moved away.
Mike Wallace
AgeTimeSchoolBetterPathsKnow
I work much better in sunshine. It's drizzle and grayness that I don't like.
Lucy Davis
WorkSunshineBetterLikeMuch
Never try to negotiate with anyone after he or she has eaten. People are best persuaded on an empty stomach. And forget power breakfasts. There is no convincing anyone of anything before 10 A.M.
Joyce Brothers
PowerBestPeopleForgetTryNever
When someone is in our tribe, I think it's particularly easier for us to tell them apart, because we're used to their facial features.
Don Lemon
ThinkSomeoneTribeTellUsedUs
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