Elif Safak Quotes

When societies go backwards and slide into authoritarianism, nationalism, and tribalism, machismo and sexism are also emboldened.

Elif Safak

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: turkish
  • Birth: October 25, 1971

Topics

NationalismGoBackwardsSexismAlso

If I'm free, it's because I'm always running.

Jimi Hendrix

FreeAlwaysBecauseRunning

I have a collection of lucky pennies, and I like to carry some of them with me. So far, they seem to be working!

Joanna Garcia

MeLuckyPenniesCarrySeemWorking

I was stationed in Turkey, Mexico City, South America, Texas, Arizona, so I do know where the Mexican-U.S. border is.

Joe Arpaio

CityBorderTexasAmericaKnow

If I knew my schedule a month ahead, I'd be so bored.

Joel Edgerton

AheadScheduleBoredMonthKnew

Italians are great improvisers. If something unforeseen happens, they throw up their hands, and they adjust.

Max von Sydow

GreatHandsAdjustUpSomething

I'm an anorak. I've always been an obsessive collector of things. Richard Briers collects stamps. I collect cars and guns, which are much more expensive, and much more difficult to store.

Michael Gambon

CarMoreDifficultAlwaysExpensive

I knew when I was about 14 that I wanted to be a director and that I wanted to go to NYU for film school.

Amandla Stenberg

SchoolGoDirectorFilmKnewNYU

The silent movie is an emotional cinema: it's sensory; the fact that you don't go through a text brings you back to a basic way of telling a story predicated on the feelings you have created.

Michel Hazanavicius

StoryYouBackCinemaFeelingsGo

There was no freer soul in the world than me at age nine.

Miriam Toews

AgeSoulMeWorldNineThan

When I'm not acting, I'm playing golf. I'm pretty passionate about it.

Lucas Black

GolfActingPassionatePrettyAbout

I like to do films that celebrate life.

Louie Schwartzberg

LifeCelebrateLikeFilms

My putting strategy is simple: If you're not making putts, don't be afraid to change your technique.

Louis Oosthuizen

ChangeSimpleStrategyYouAfraid

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