Aleksandar Hemon Quotes

I tend to wait for true stories to mature into fiction. Most of my fiction grew out of a long-germinating real-life situation.

Aleksandar Hemon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: bosniak
  • Birth: September 9, 1964

Topics

WaitSituationTrueMatureOutMost

I like timeless and classic pieces with an interesting and modern twist. And I love a little funk!

Jessica Parker Kennedy

LoveInterestingClassicModernFunk

What I envisioned back in the 1970s was this thing you would wear as 'glass' over your right eye, and you could see the world though that glass. The glass then reconfigures the things you see.

Steve Mann

WorldEyeYouBackGlassSee

Germany's hierarchical reverence for seniority may have something to do with the fact that everything here happens relatively late. Germans start school at six, graduate in their late 20s, and get their first proper jobs in their 30s. Adolescence can go on a long time. It is rare for anyone to achieve responsibility before their 50s.

Luke Harding

TimeResponsibilitySchoolStartGo

I see the cartoonist as contributing to the content, being critical, because we do poke holes in some of the dialogue and find new ways of seeing things.

Jonathan Shapiro

SeeingFindNewSeeContentI See

If you don't stand your ground, then all that happens is people push you backwards.

Jordan Peterson

PeopleStandPushYouBackwards

There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of the origins of the First World War.

Douglas Hurd

TodayWarWorldFirstConsensus

I'm an average, everyday girl.

Chloe Grace Moretz

GirlEverydayAverage

I'm not allowed to see R-rated movies, but I did see 'Kick-Ass' because I'm in it. I'm not going to skip out on my own premiere!

Chloe Grace Moretz

MoviesMy OwnSeeOutOwnGoing

My mom was always my biggest teacher, my inspiration, my role model. My mom was just the most amazing person. She was like a bon vivant in that she just lived each day to the fullest. As soon as I became a vegetarian, she became a vegetarian.

Christie Brinkley

TeacherDayAmazingMomPersonShe

Musical theater is great; you get painted up, you get to play princesses and witches, and you sing. The joy alone of that can really carry a lot.

Chris Pine

AloneGreatJoyYouPlayWitches

I endured quite a few injuries when I was younger and had my first surgery on my foot when I was 15. But I love dancing. 'Anna Karenina' was great for me as it meant I could combine the two and I actually went back and did some classes.

Alicia Vikander

LoveGreatMeInjuriesBackFirst

Fragility, violence, and conflict are complex. Fragility is influenced by a wide set of factors, many of which are deeply entrenched, such as high social and income inequality. The lines between criminal, inter-communal, and politically motivated violence are often blurred.

Peter Maurer

ConflictViolenceInequalityHigh

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