Isabel Allende Quotes

The world starts to exist, for Americans, when we are in conflict with a place. And then all of a sudden, Afghanistan pops up on the TV screen and it becomes a place. And it exists for three weeks, and then it disappears into thin air.

Isabel Allende

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ConflictWorldPlaceThreeAirUp

I can't allow myself to censor myself.

John Grant

MyselfAllowCensor

I was in such a hurry to be an actor. Now I'm sometimes mad at myself that I didn't stop and study for a couple of years.

Max von Sydow

MyselfMadStopNowSometimesActor

Since my first encounter with Kafka's writing, I've been interested in a quality that, while he was alive, stood in the way of his achieving a large reputation: his allegory.

John Kessel

QualityWritingReputationAchieving

A catwalk show is just how it's done; it's just what you do - it's central to the presentation of a collection. It will be a very brave designer who gives up the catwalk entirely in favour of a digital show.

Matthew Williamson

BraveYouDoneWillDigitalUp

I saw Deep Purple live once and I paid money for it and I thought, 'Geez, this is ridiculous.' You just see through all that sort of stuff. I never liked those Deep Purples or those sort of things. I always hated it. I always thought it was a poor man's Led Zeppelin.

Angus Young

LiveMoneyManDeepThoughtYou

Like most people, I find watching the lazy and quiet underwater realm of a big aquarium exceptionally calming.

Michael Dirda

PeopleFindQuietLazyWatchingBig

I love the '70s. I think the '70s had the best music and the best movies.

Michael Jai White

LoveMusicBestThinkMoviesI Love

If you feel your school is failing you, the question is why. Is it a lack of parental involvement, large classes, school violence, poor learning environment? Are there any standards to determine where problems are? Are there tutoring or mentoring programs? If the school is still failing after 3 years then what are your options?

John Rowland

LearningSchoolProblemsViolence

We were all thrown together on this show very rapidly, there was casting then a few days later a meeting where we all got to read the scripts and meet each other. Literally days after that we were on our way to Dallas.

Steve Kanaly

TogetherMeetingMeetWayDaysShow

I went from adolescence to senility, trying to bypass maturity.

Tom Lehrer

MaturityTryingAdolescenceBypass

Waste your money and you're only out of money, but waste your time and you've lost a part of your life.

Michael LeBoeuf

LifeTimeMoneyYouLostOut

You know, every movie you make can't be great, no matter who you are.

Michael Madsen

GreatYouKnowMatterWhoMovie

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