Isabel Allende Quotes

A memoir forces me to stop and remember carefully. It is an exercise in truth. In a memoir, I look at myself, my life, and the people I love the most in the mirror of the blank screen. In a memoir, feelings are more important than facts, and to write honestly, I have to confront my demons.

Isabel Allende

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: chilean
  • Birth: August 2, 1942

Topics

LifeLoveTruthMirrorMyselfMe

The fun of the Super Bowl is the week leading into it; once it's actually played, the story dies down very, very quickly.

Joe Posnanski

FunStoryWeekDownSuper BowlBowl

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.

Maxwell Maltz

LifeHappinessCourageIdeasLiving

To me, making records isn't work.

Jeff Lynne

WorkMeRecordsMaking

Yes, it's hard to stay in shape, but it's also hard to raise kids. That doesn't mean you get to drop them off at your local fire station when they get to be a handful.

John Ridley

FireYouMeanHardYesShape

I take things one step at a time.

Simone Biles

TimeStepThingsTake

If you are strong, and you are fighting the weak for any period of time, you are going to become weak yourself. If you behave like a coward, then you are going to become cowardly - it's only a question of time.

Martin Van Creveld

TimeYourselfStrongFightingYou

I feel like everyone wants to make a movie that they feel passionate about watching.

Mike Birbiglia

FeelPassionateWatchingEveryone

When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.

Michael Jordan

TimeMeBasketballGameMotivation

I've always had antiheroes in my film.

Doug Liman

AlwaysFilmHad

If I could do a sort of comical musical, that would be everything!

Debra Stephenson

EverythingIf I CouldWouldSort

In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone.

Donald Norman

OpinionDesignSingleEveryoneApt

The reality for us in America is that we will never get out of debt with more than 15 million people out of work.

Debbie Stabenow

WorkPeopleRealityAmericaNever

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