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Raymond Queneau Quotes

The Odyssey is the story of Americans up to the point where they are well-established, and even so it is detached from the historical side.

Raymond Queneau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: french
Birth: February 21, 1903 - October 25, 1976

Topics

Story Point Up Side Historical Even

I have strong reasons for being a Democrat. Basically if you want true fairness in society, you want to give a voice in the corridors of power for the people who otherwise would not have it, I believe that will come from the Democratic Party.

Power People Society Believe Strong

Secrets don't stay secrets very long, even when journalists decide to censor themselves.

Long Secrets Decide Stay Even Very

It wasn't a conscious effort to have kids later. It was just the way life goes.

Life Effort Way Just Kids Conscious

When I was ten years old, my family left a cold, damp prefab in West Fife and moved to Corby, Northamptonshire, where my father quickly found work at what was then the Stewarts & Lloyds steelworks.

Work Family Father Cold Old Years

We in the NFL unquestionably are in sports and competition, but we're also in entertainment, and that's the entertainment capital of the world. It just bowls you over when you see the opportunity in L.A.

Opportunity Sports Competition World

That's like - my thing is I'm always like, 'Oh, white men are ruining everything,' and Max's dad is like... don't say that in front of your son.

Jennifer Konner

Son Men White Say Always Everything

Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy.

Dead Policy Public Policy Been Most

When I was young, my voice was so strong, and I would annoy people because I had such a loud little voice. And then it changed, and I thought I wouldn't be able to sing again, because I thought you had to sing like Christina Aguilera to be a singer.

People Voice Strong Thought You

We still have many neighborhoods that are racially identified. We still have many schools that even though the days of state-enforced segregation are gone, segregation because of geographical boundaries remains.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Segregation Boundaries Days Gone

You look after yourself. You believe in God. And if people want to drag you down, you fight that, and you keep on fighting.

Mohamed Al-Fayed

God Yourself Fight People Believe

I never have found out all I want to know about writing and realize I never will.

Lloyd Alexander

Writing Know Want Will Never Out

The feeling I had several times in youth, when lying in a field staring up at the night sky, that I might fall into the infinite void - for people like me, this idea mostly provokes anxiety.

Sky People Me Youth Night Anxiety

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