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Italo Calvino Quotes

If the reader looks, I think he will find plenty of moral and political ideas in my stories.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Ideas Think Political Find Moral He

I've done a couple of conferences where you sit and sign autographs for people, and then you have photographs taken with them and a lot of them all dressed up in alien suits or 'Doctor Who' whatevers. I was terrified of doing it because I thought they'd all be loonies, but they are absolutely, totally charming as anything. It's great fun.

Great Fun People Doctor Thought You

I'm trying to lead the pack. I'm trying to sprint.

Trying Lead Sprint Pack

Puberty was the main culprit in ending my acting career. I went from being kind of this chunky little kid to looking different, and I was really bummed because I loved acting.

Looking Ending Loved Career Acting

When you're a large company with significant market share, it's tempting to view market disruptions as a threat, but we view them as an opportunity.

John T. Chambers

Opportunity View You Company Share

Moses Montefiore loved Jerusalem, lived for Jerusalem, and even made it our family motto. A Zionist before the word was invented, he believed in the sacred idea of Jewish return as a religious Jew's duty, and in Jewish statehood.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Family Motto Loved Duty Jewish Idea

You can't live in history. You've got to build for the future.

Future Live History You Build Got

I was really excited by the idea that people were sharing information now and discovering information in a totally new way on the Internet via Twitter and Facebook, yet that experience was pretty clunk and just lots of bit.ly links.

Experience People Internet New Way

I do remember the moment when, as a child, I realized that the things we call 'TV shows' are really just the stuff that gets put between commercials. Later, I came to see that the kinds of things that get on 'free' TV are shows that help sell products.

Douglas Rushkoff

Moment Child Free Help Remember See

If you set as your goal to roll back the size of government, you have an obligation to answer the tough questions and show real courage, not just appeal to ideology. Treat the voters like adults.

Courage Government Treat Tough Goal

If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.

Excuses You Want Really

Olympic athletes have to find a job right after they're done competing.

Job Find Done Right Competing After

Maturity and experience are part of my liberation.

Experience Maturity Liberation Part

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