Ismail Kadare Quotes

Having spent the greater part of my life under a Communist dictatorship, I am very familiar with the Bolshevik mentality according to which an author in general, and an eminent author in particular, is always guilty, and must be punished accordingly.

Ismail Kadare

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LifeI AmMy LifeGuiltyAlways

Politics in Washington is a contact sport. But it shouldn't be a personal animosity sport.

Joe Barton

PoliticsWashingtonPersonalContact

The oblique paradox of propaganda is that the lie in the throat becomes, by repetition, the truth in the heart.

John Grierson

TruthHeartLieRepetitionParadox

We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar.

Joe Torre

TimeStartGameDoingYouCalendar

I didn't have an agent until I got 'Hairspray.' I had to get a Broadway show without an agent to get an agent.

Andrew Rannells

WithoutBroadwayGotShowGetAgent

I should be learning another language and working out more, but I'm just always saying, 'Ah, I could get hit by a bus tomorrow.'

Melissa McCarthy

LearningTomorrowSayingLanguage

I'm the worst tweeter ever. I don't know what I'm doing. I really don't.

Megyn Kelly

DoingKnowWorstEverReally

When you're playing the part of a saxophone or a trumpet player, both of which I have done, it would be nice to be able to play like John Coltrane, but you can't. Your job is to do something else. And I'm not sure what it is, but I don't think I'd be acting Niels Bohr any better if I went and studied physics for five years.

Stephen Rea

JobThinkBetterYouPhysicsActing

I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality.

Tom Colicchio

TimeFoodQualityThinkYouComfort

We're systems software people ourselves. We wanted a language to make our lives better.

Rob Pike

PeopleLanguageBetterSoftwareOur

A calling is the place where your gifts, abilities, desires, and feelings of worth all meet. When you follow your calling, you feel at home, at peace - you feel as though you're where you're meant to be.

Mike Yaconelli

HomePeaceFeelWorthYouFeelings

I've always been a fan of 'Coronation Street,' and the chance to work on it was just too good to miss, but it meant a great upheaval for my family.

Debra Stephenson

WorkFamilyGoodGreatChanceMiss

Sometimes when I'm not working, I go and teach at an acting school, and quite selfishly, that makes me feel more inspired to do things myself.

Chris Geere

MyselfSchoolMeFeelActingGo

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