Alberto Moravia Quotes

When I sit at my table to write, I never know what it's going to be until I'm under way. I trust in inspiration, which sometimes comes and sometimes doesn't. But I don't sit back waiting for it. I work every day.

Alberto Moravia

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: November 28, 1907 - September 26, 1990

Topics

WorkTrustDayWaitingEvery Day

My parents made a great sacrifice to make sure that we had something wonderful at Christmas, and through the help of the state and others, we were able to have a good meal.

Jesse White

GoodGreatSacrificeParentsHelp

In a tripartite government with its checks and balances, we have lost the balances.

John Fleming

GovernmentLostChecks And Balances

I want to be one of the wrestlers that actually gave back, that actually cared about the industry. That's very important to me.

Matt Hardy

MeBackImportantWantIndustry

My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about.

Anita Hill

LifeParentsMeTalkNeverLead

With fear of stating the obvious: Freedom belongs to 'We the People,' not 'They the Politicians.'

John Ridley

FearFreedomPeoplePoliticians

Beyond the borders of wealthy countries like the United States, in developing countries where most people in the world live, the impacts of climate change are much more deadly, from the growing desertification of Africa to the threats of rising sea levels and the submersion of small island nations.

Amy Goodman

ChangeLiveSeaPeopleWorldSmall

I know it is common nowadays for artists to start labels but this is a thoroughly constructed vehicle for inspired talent. This is a market that we've been living, breathing and eating for our entire lives - one where a huge void currently exists. Favored Nations is a long-term commitment.

Steve Vai

CommitmentTalentEatingStartKnow

In 1995 I decided to stop eating meat. I could never really quite explain why; I think it was something to do with watching a documentary where they cooked a cat and partly because I had a really crap job working for Wolves Poly and felt my life was slipping away. It definitely wasn't anything to do with any 'vegetarian month'.

Rob Manuel

LifeJobWolvesEatingThinkStop

I don't think that writing talent has much to do with where one went to school, or the number of degrees on one's business card, but I do get a bit bristly at the implication that romance authors couldn't possibly be smart enough to get into an Ivy League school.

Julia Quinn

BusinessSchoolTalentSmartWriting

If you think of exercise as a 60-minute commitment 3 times a week at the gym, you're missing the point completely. If you think that going on a diet has something to do with nutrition, you don't see the forest through the trees. It is a lifestyle. I know it sounds cliche, but you have to find things you love to do.

Brett Hoebel

LoveCommitmentTreesThinkForest

My favourite moment from the Oscars was when Brando didn't attend and sent a Native American woman to talk about Wounded Knee. She delivered a very unpopular and lengthy monologue about the injustice for indigenous people in North America. It was one of the greatest moments in American television.

Anohni

MomentWomanPeopleAmericanMoments

It's hard to come back and play when you've gone through surgery.

Asdrubal Cabrera

YouBackPlayHardThroughGone

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