Giacomo Leopardi Quotes

Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards.

Giacomo Leopardi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: June 29, 1798 - June 14, 1837

Topics

DeathManEvilDesireAlongRewards

Michigan is two radically different places - the North and the South which makes for good drama and contrast.

Jim Harrison

GoodDramaPlacesTwoContrast

Leisure activities such as contemplation, going for a stroll or a bike ride boost our overall health, wellbeing, and creativity.

Jens Martin Skibsted

HealthCreativityRideBikeLeisure

The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an instant.

John Kricfalusi

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Lots of us when we're children believe 'oh well, if the world knew us as we really are, they'd know what wonderful, clever, brilliant, charming people we really are.'

Max Hastings

ChildrenPeopleWorldBelieveKnow

I've always been involved in politics, since I was 8 or 9 years old. I sold Kool-Aid for McGovern - I could always pick a winner.

Rob Lowe

PoliticsWinnerOldAlwaysYears

I can't sum up my books. They're all rather complicated. Sometimes I think they're too complicated. But that's the way I am. When I start to write a book, my head gets full of all kinds of detail.

Ruth Rendell

I AmDetailStartBookThinkWay

The older painting - well, it does have an effect all at once, I suppose, but it's of a lesser intensity than a lot of the American work in the last ten or fifteen years.

Donald Judd

WorkPaintingAmericanYearsWell

Churches, synagogues, and mosques should be treated the same.

Chris Gibson

SameChurchesShouldTreated

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.

Aung San Suu Kyi

HumorBestSurvivalIngredients

We develop social systems for the handicapped, but when you're handicapped in your mind, society doesn't handle those situations well. I think we don't recognize or acknowledge the power of messages and how deeply affected we all are by the messages we receive from the media.

Aloe Blacc

PowerMindSocietyThinkMediaYou

Books have this function that help me to understand the work I've done, to wrap it up.

Wolfgang Tillmans

WorkMeHelpDoneUnderstandUp

My mother was an exuberant, silly lady.

William Shatner

MotherLadySillyExuberant

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