Isabel Allende Quotes

On a Tuesday, September 11th, 1973, we had the military coup in Chile that forced me to leave my country eventually. And then, on a Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, we had the terrorist attack in the United States.

Isabel Allende

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MeCountryMilitaryLeaveSeptember

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

John Muir

NatureWisdomWalkMoreFarHe

I love marriage.

Jeff Bridges

LoveMarriageI Love

Who wants to broadcast the news that he's bought a can of Sprite? And who wants to see that on a News Feed?

Steven Levy

NewsSeeFeedWhoHeWants

It's difficult to find a genuine weakness that makes you appear competent. For instance, telling your interviewer that your weakness is working so hard that you have trouble prioritizing your family life is a little too cliche and comes across as disingenuous.

Travis Bradberry

LifeFamilyWeaknessLife Is AYou

I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the problem: I don't want to satirise George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporise them.

Tom Lehrer

SongProblemWantWriteOutWould

The thing you can't let go of is gravity. The reality of gravity in writing. If someone says something really mean in a sitcom, and the next wave isn't a reaction to the reality of that, you start losing relatability. In a lot of romantic comedies, they throw out the rules of life.

Michael Patrick King

LifeRomanticLosingWritingStart

I loved writing the Spellman novels, but I never had any plan to only write in one genre.

Lisa Lutz

WritingLovedPlanNeverWriteOnly

Football is all I know.

Brian McDermott

FootballKnow

It's an odd beast, fame. It's got multiple personalities.

Woody Harrelson

BeastFameGotOddPersonalities

There's a fascinating school of thought that some women are relationship addicts. You get really strung out on a guy who's not returning your enthusiasm and tell yourself you're going to fix him and make him better, and of course it's impossible.

Phoebe Snow

WomenRelationshipYourselfSchool

Feeling alone makes negative feelings worse. When you feel alone, frustration quickly can become anger, fear quickly can become panic.

Mark Goulston

FearAloneAngerFrustrationYou

One of the greatest mistakes of successful people is the assumption, 'I behave this way, and I achieve results. Therefore, I must be achieving results because I behave this way.' This belief is sometimes true, but not across the board.

Marshall Goldsmith

MistakesPeopleResultsAchieving

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