Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes

We always like to keep our children in a kind of bubble and censor the bad news about the world. We like to tell them the world is full of benevolent, nice people.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ChildrenPeopleWorldBadNewsNice

My heart gets very tender when it comes to playing someone who has wronged someone else. I almost feel like it's easier for me to play having been wronged than it is to actually feel like you had an active part in hurting someone.

Jessica Capshaw

HeartMeFeelSomeoneYouPlay

I truly thought I'd never come back to music.

Michael Buble

MusicThoughtBackNeverComeTruly

I don't see why I should be happy scoring a goal against an opponent on a much lower level than we are.

Alvaro Morata

HappyBe HappyGoalWhySeeAgainst

I'm obsessed with wool.

Sigrid

WoolObsessed

When you have a kid, money matters.

Tony Parsons

MoneyYouMattersKid

It's about being open to what comes your way. I came to New York and saw 'Spelling Bee.' I said to myself, 'That's the greatest show ever, and I can't believe I'm not a part of it.' I felt the only way I'm going to get to be a part of something that good is to live in New York. So I moved to New York and ended up in 'Spelling Bee.'

Rory O'Malley

GoodLiveMyselfNew YorkBeeNew

The best defense against these people is to educate parents and children of the dangers that come along with the Internet and by limiting access to certain sites during the school day.

Mike Fitzpatrick

ChildrenBestDaySchoolParents

If there's one thing I've written that could survive into posterity, I'd want that to be the poetry.

Luke Davies

PoetrySurviveWantPosterityThing

I'm less shy now than I was as a kid. After Flight 1549, my family and I had to become public figures and more complete versions of ourselves. I had to teach myself to become an effective public speaker.

Chesley Sullenberger

FamilyMyselfFlightNowShyBecome

Education is not solely about earning a great living. It means living a great life.

Brad Henry

LifeEducationGreatLivingEarning

I know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor learned a secret that would damn or save my soul.

Anne Rice

GodVisionSoulDevilMy SoulKnow

I grew up in Zimbabwe in Southern Africa, and I moved to London when I was 17. And I started commuting and, actually, to go to college. And I used to really enjoy that part of my journey where the - it was actually a Tube train, but it was over ground, and it went right past the backs of people's houses, and I could actually see right in.

Paula Hawkins

JourneyPastPeopleCollegeEnjoy

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