Ismail Kadare Quotes

In general, literature is a natural adversary of totalitarianism. Tyrannical governments all view literature in the same way: as their enemy. I lived for a long time in a totalitarian state, and I know firsthand that horror.

Ismail Kadare

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Egocentrism appears to us as a form of behavior intermediate between purely individual and socialized behavior.

Jean Piaget

BehaviorIndividualUsBetweenForm

I grew up in a city - it's called Lawrence, Massachusetts. It's about half an hour north of Boston. When my parents got divorced, I moved to New Hampshire because my father worked up there.

Statik Selektah

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I knew very early what I wanted to do, and I considered myself lucky to know that's what I wanted, even in a place like Saint Lucia where there was no publishing house and no theatre.

Derek Walcott

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I was president of the show choir, I was kind of a geek, whatever.

Christine Woods

KindChoirPresidentWhateverGeek

The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away.

Conrad Hall

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No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.

Clarence Darrow

HelpOffenseOppressedBeenSeeking

I go through periods where I don't shop at all, and then I go crazy and buy everything in sight. I never know what to wear, and I'm at my worst before an audition. I pull everything out of the closet, throw it on my bed. I'll get entirely dressed and then take it all off again until I'm in a kind of frenzy.

Brooke Adams

CrazyDressedGoKnowKindNever

I'm actually at home when I'm not on tour, and I have a lot of downtime.

Austin Carlile

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He was the only person caught in the collapse, and afterward, most of his work was recovered too, and it is still spoken of, when it is noted, with high regard, though seldom played.

William Gaddis

WorkPersonHighCaughtOnlyStill

Marlon Brando changed everything for actors. After him, everyone wanted to be Marlon. No one wanted to be a type: they all wanted to display versatility in every role.

Peter Bogdanovich

HimEveryoneEverythingRoleChanged

In recent years, breweries and brew pubs have flourished across the Nation. And, as the Representative from Oregon's fourth district, I have enjoyed seeing the diversity that craft brewery has fueled across the Nation.

Peter DeFazio

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There are now two Syrias. One is run by men who fight for God, not democracy. The other is ruled by a secular but authoritarian regime accused of many crimes against its people. The choice between the two will not be decided at the polls.

Paul Wood

GodMenFightPeopleDemocracyRun

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