Etel Adnan Quotes

I love Nicolas de Stael particularly, and my work can remind people of him. But looked at attentively, our works are not similar at all.

Etel Adnan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: lebanese
  • Birth: February 24, 1925

Topics

WorkLovePeopleHimOurWorks

People ask me, 'Is being a parent the be-all, end-all?' And I say, 'Oh, it definitely is up to the person, and it is difficult, it can be very difficult, and it can be extremely healing.' That's what I have found, that the children are mirrors. Everyone is a mirror, but children especially because they're day and night and all day long.

Melissa Etheridge

ChildrenMirrorDayHealingPeople

We do need a return to individual integrity, self-reliance, and old-fashioned gumption. We really do.

Robert M. Pirsig

IntegrityIndependenceNeedReturn

As my parents taught me, by both words and deeds, a life of public services is as much a gift to the person who serves as it is to those he's serving.

Merrick Garland

LifeWordsParentsMeGiftPerson

My first trip to Italy's Tuscany region was in 1990 when my husband, Sting, recorded an album there.

Trudie Styler

HusbandFirstItalyTripAlbum

Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow.

Toru Takemitsu

MusicTeacherLightShadowI Am

The Internet is a bright spot for our struggling economy and functioning just fine without what amounts to a federal pat-down of the inner workings of the Internet.

Mary Bono

InternetBrightEconomyWithoutFine

My brother and I shared an isolated area at the top of the house; we would clamber over the roof and gables and grow our imaginations. But it didn't feel ideal at the time.

Miranda Seymour

TimeBrotherGrowFeelHouseTop

It doesn't matter who you are: being human is being human. Everyone has days that are challenging.

Miranda Kerr

YouMatterHumanBeing HumanDays

In one sentence, I'd describe myself as indescribable. But, I wouldn't end it with a period. I'd end it with three dots.

Jason Schwartzman

MyselfEndThreeDotsDescribe

I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part of the Internet generation.

Judy Collins

I AmThinkGenerationInternetNew

From 2005 to 2010, I was exclusively shooting 'The Act of Killing' and then editing it.

Joshua Oppenheimer

EditingShootingActThen

The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation.

Brian Eno

AttentionHollywoodMoreNeedOut

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