Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes

Our family arrived in England in 1960. At that time I thought the war was ancient history. But if I think of 15 years ago from now, that's 1990, and that seems like yesterday to me.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: japanese
  • Birth: November 8, 1954

Topics

FamilyHistoryTimeWarMeThink

I prefer to think that God is not dead, just drunk.

John Huston

GodThinkDrunkDeadJustPrefer

One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist.

Anish Kapoor

BelieveArtistMustOneselfThose

There wasn't anti-Semitism in France.

Jean-Marie Le Pen

FranceAnti-Semitism

You're an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.

Stanley Kubrick

IdiotYouVillagePityWould

Ideas have consequences.

Robert Zubrin

IdeasConsequences

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

Ronaldinho

BestWorldQuietHimSeenKeep

The fact that Russia has shown a willingness to disrupt elections and undermine institutions should come as no surprise. Just ask our allies across Europe, particularly in places like Georgia and Ukraine.

Mike Quigley

SurprisePlacesAskGeorgiaEurope

For people who know both New York and the Bay Area, it is a complement to say that Oakland is San Francisco's Brooklyn. It's a complement both to Oakland and to Brooklyn. And, if you look at Brooklyn, Brooklyn is hot; Brooklyn is cool.

Mitch Kapor

New YorkPeopleCoolYouLookKnow

In the fast-changing, information-filled world of the Internet, you never know what you might find. Maybe you'll discover a great price on an airline ticket, or maybe you'll come across that quote you've been racking your brain for.

Dick Durbin

GreatBrainWorldInternetYouFind

And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected.

Chris Christie

LifeRespectMeMomLovedChoose

French design hardly exists, except as artificial modernism.

Christian Lacroix

DesignModernismFrenchArtificial

It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing it all up in psychological terms strips the mystery away.

Anne Tyler

LifeGoodMeCelebrateMysteryUp

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