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Friedrich Durrenmatt Quotes

Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age.

Friedrich Durrenmatt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: swiss
Birth: January 5, 1921 - December 14, 1990

Topics

Age Old Age Reach Dumb Way Old

'The Asylum Dance' was written after I'd moved back to Scotland and was a response to moving to my old home area of Fife.

Home Dance Moving Back Old Scotland

Pole vaulting is an event of high and lows.

High Event Lows Pole

That first company I started made a lot of money for the venture capitalists - nearly $30 million - but next to nothing for the founders. The companies I started after that varied between failures and mediocre successes. But at no point did I ever consider getting a 'real job.' That felt like a black and white world, and I wanted Technicolor.

Michael Arrington

Black And White Money Job World Real

It's funny, I had dinner with my dear friend John Spencer last night and I'm not in the first episode, but he's at the beginning of it and he was telling me about it and I thought this sounds very hot because I think this is definitely the last year of West Wing.

Stockard Channing

Funny Friend Beginning Me Dinner

I'd rather be a guy that can build a house or fix a car than be able to walk like a ballet dancer.

Car Walk House Build Fix Guy

I try and let the film do the talking.

Talking Try Film

I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours.

Good Children Parenting Me Friends

My father instilled attention to detail and a sense of duty and responsibility.

Father Responsibility Detail Duty

I think if you're consistent in this league, you'll win a lot of ball games.

Win Think You Games Ball Consistent

My mother and I were born in Mieres, Asturias, the most beautiful region you'll ever see in Europe and the home of Cabrales, a great blue cheese made in the Asturian mountains. When I was young, we moved to Barcelona. Whenever my mother was homesick for Asturias, she'd eat a little piece of Cabrales to bring her closer to Mieres.

Mother Home Beautiful Great Blue

Plain sugar cookies, no matter how well they are made, are a bit boring to me.

Me Cookies Sugar Boring Matter Well

Everybody thinks I'm, like, a bad boy. I've had my day, but I just sit at home and play the blues mostly.

Home Day Bad Bad Boy Blues Play

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