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George Steiner Quotes

I'm sorry, I'm absolutely convinced that there is at the moment no realistic prospect for very much hope in human affairs.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: April 23, 1929

Topics

Hope Moment Sorry Human Realistic

Schedules on TV are so tight, and it feels like they get tighter and tighter with every passing year. The idea of asking where your character's come from or where they grew up - you would just get a little bit laughed at.

Character Year You Up Little Asking

I see all this and know that if we are to save the Jewish state and its three-and-a-half million Jews from terrible horrors, we must rise up and demand a fundamental change in the very system of government.

Change Government Rise Know See Up

Surrounded by all the members of my dear family, enjoying the affection of numerous friends, who have never abandoned me, and possessing a sufficient share of all that contributes to make life agreeable, I lift my grateful eyes towards the Supreme Being and feel that I am happy.

John James Audubon

Life Family Eyes Grateful I Am Me

The art of transformation is a very important thing to me, and I always believe I can say something more truthful through characters that are further away from me.

Art Me Transformation Believe I Can

The odds of being successful are the same for every group that is educated in America. It's just that the group that is not wealthy is 95 percent of the population. So if there are 100 successful people in a room, probably 95 out of 100 came from more modest means.

People America Group More Odds Out

I love Monet X Change.

Love Change I Love

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network.

Money People Rich Take For Granted

I think we are not yet well aware that, unfortunately, we have a short time to be moms. This is not to suggest that we should rush to have children or do it in a crazy way. I think that's the most important decision of a woman's life.

Life Children Time Decision Woman

Drawing on real life is what novelists do. It's not the same as reconstructing real life, which is what historians do.

Life Drawing Real Same Real Life

I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Long Sides Line Both Sides Come

All these retailers these days are under pressure. Why? It's because... for the last 30 years, value equaled price. But now, value equals price, convenience, and a little bit of brand.

Value Brand Pressure Price Now Why

I like the minute when I can get off the stage and go home, and I know I've done a good job.

Chelsea Handler

Good Home Job I Can Know Done

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