Cesare Pavese Quotes

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Cesare Pavese

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: September 9, 1908 - August 27, 1950

Topics

JoyWorldBeginOnly

You can't stand at the Bellagio and watch these seven story fountains and not go, 'That's something of extraordinary man-made beauty.'

Joe Carnahan

BeautyStoryStandYouGoSomething

At Bonobos, we believe that human beings are tired of shopping in stores.

Andy Dunn

TiredShoppingBelieveHumanStores

Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

John McCarthy

ProfessionalWorseEvenThanAmateur

If there is a sense of reality, there must also be a sense of possibility.

Robert Musil

RealitySenseMustPossibilityAlso

Nixon was a good president on the environment. Gerald Ford was good.

Stewart Udall

GoodEnvironmentPresidentFord

I never was a person who wanted a handout. I was a cafeteria worker. I'm not too proud to ask the Best Western manager to give me a job. I have cleaned homes.

Shirley Jackson

BestJobMeProudPersonManager

I've appreciated every winner. I love them all.

Tony McCoy

LoveWinnerAppreciatedEveryThem

Spanish chorizo is a spicy cured sausage that's especially tasty with clams.

Tom Douglas

SpicySausageSpanishTastyCured

I remember being really hurt by a relative of a good friend of mine when I mentioned that someone was a great wrestler - she said, 'What do you mean? How can you be great at wrestling?' I stopped them and said, 'Do you think that what I do takes no talent whatsoever?' She realized how hurtful those words were.

Mick Foley

GoodFriendGreatWordsTalentHurt

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

Jean Cocteau

LoveHomeCatsPetSoulEnjoy

I think the word 'earnest' kind of has a negative connotation on some level. I think one of the things that's happened is that being cynical is somehow conflated with being sophisticated. I think that's problematic, to say the least.

Josh Radnor

NegativeThinkSayKindCynical

Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity.

Coco Chanel

TruthDesireAuthenticityHardTimes

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