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Italo Calvino Quotes

The human race is a zone of living things that should be defined by tracing its confines.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: italian
Birth: October 15, 1923 - September 19, 1985

Topics

Living Race Human Things Human Race

The thing I love about off-road racing is the pride in how abusive it is.

Love Pride Racing How About Thing

The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.

Beautiful Myself Think You Why Ask

I'm very proud of the fact that I voted against the Iraq war. And proud that I voted strongly not for students to be saddled with thousands and thousands of pounds worth of debt.

War Proud Worth Debt Against Fact

My whole family was Muslim, and most of the people I knew were Muslim.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

Family People Whole Muslim Knew

One of my college roommates was into The Police, and I got to like them. But I hear one of the guys left the band.

Police College Roommates Band Left

So long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end: it would simply be. What place, then, for a creator?

Stephen Hawking

Beginning End Universe Long Edge

During the 19th century, Iranians lost vast territories in disastrous wars, and corrupt monarchs sold everything of value in the country to foreigners.

Value Country Lost Everything Vast

I believe that we are still hovering around the realm of Asians playing all types of Asians. I do not see that changing any time soon just because there is a limited pool of Asian actors.

Time Believe Pool Just Because See

We've come to expect so little from online privacy measures that public displays of concern about the matter are more or less for show. Being devastated to discover you've been tagged in somebody else's photo has an air of the melodramatic about it at this point.

You Privacy Matter More Air Little

I think, with Wi-Fi, we'll make L.A. a better place for our constituents.

Think Better Place Better Place Our

Mission presidents hold keys of responsibility for the welfare, safety, and success of their missionaries.

Russell M. Nelson

Success Responsibility Safety Mission

I never really considered acting as a career. I kind of fell into it. Originally, I wanted to be a painter.

Career Acting Kind Never Painter

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