Italo Calvino Quotes

I write... sonnets... and writing sonnets is boring. You have to find rhymes; you have to write hendecasyllables; so after a while, I get bored and my drawer is overflowing with unfinished short poems.

Italo Calvino

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WritingShortYouFindBoringWrite

To get the hippie out of certain characters is probably the most difficult thing for me. I was not a hippie by choice but by birth.

Melissa Leo

MeChoiceBirthDifficultOutGet

Most of the time, you don't win anything on reality shows. You're booted off, or maybe you win $50,000, or $100,000, which isn't really life-changing. I don't know that it's worth it.

Michael Ian Black

TimeWinRealityWorthYouKnow

Not to get too maudlin, but I think all mistakes are tests for one's mettle.

Michael Finkel

MistakesThinkTestsGetI Think

I'm very easy-going off court, but I really want to win once I'm walking on to the court.

Ana Ivanovic

WinWalkingWantOffCourtOnce

In Montana, whether you're a farmer, whether you're a fisherman... you know that the climate is changing, and we need to do something about it.

Steve Bullock

FarmerYouKnowNeedChangingAbout

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

Trent Lott

PeopleAmericaPlaceYoungMilitary

My heart goes out, as does every American, when I see the videotape of Jason Rezaian and Amir Hekmati and Saeed Abedini coming back to their families.

Tom Cotton

HeartAmericanBackSeeOutI See

Reruns are wonderful because it usually indicates that they had something going for them to begin with and that's why you're still looking at them. And in both my shows, The Dick Van Dyke Show and the last one, they were so well written and so good they hold up.

Mary Tyler Moore

GoodLookingYouWhyBeginUp

I love Bruce Springsteen's writing, but I grew up on '90s hip hop, like Tribe Called Quest.

Mat Kearney

LoveWritingTribeUpQuestHip Hop

Winning the 2012 bronze medal was magnificent, but I would love to win a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Mary Kom

LoveGoldWinWinningTokyoWould

With BSG, sci-fi is the human experience taken beyond the envelope. When I first became involved with the project, I knew that I would be able to play a human being for many years, exploring and reflecting on issues that would impact people's lives.

Mary McDonnell

ExperiencePeopleImpactPlayBeyond

When it all boils down, it's about embracing each others' stories and maybe even finding that synergy to collaborate for the common good.

Dhani Jones

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