Ivan Turgenev Quotes

However much you knock at nature's door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words.

Ivan Turgenev

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: October 28, 1818 - September 3, 1883

Topics

NatureWordsDoorYouNeverShe

You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you.

Jim Palmer

GoodTeamWinYouNobodyBall

I feel like the kind of people I write about are the kind of people I grew up with, the families that I know in my community. Most everyone is working-class, and there are some intact families, but a lot of families aren't.

Jesmyn Ward

CommunityPeopleFeelKnowKindUp

As a human, if you're in a scary situation, you pretty much forget about everything else! You just try and survive.

Maxine Peake

SurviveYouSituationForgetTry

When I was signing up for the University of Southern California's music program, I flipped a coin to decide my major. If it came up heads, it would be flute - tails would be voice.

Sondra Radvanovsky

MusicVoiceCaliforniaCoinDecide

The Baja is a survival race, and there is no break, but you're not up on the wheel all day in the Baja like you are in Winston Cup or at Indy.

Robby Gordon

DaySurvivalYouWheelRaceBreak

I love therapy. I swear by therapy. I couldn't exist without therapy.

Ruby Rose

LoveTherapyWithoutExistSwear

We cannot have another experience like we've had in my freshman class, of people saying one thing and doing another.

Mick Mulvaney

ExperiencePeopleSayingDoingClass

My fame came from my success as a country music singer.

Mindy McCready

SuccessMusicCountryFameSinger

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Joseph Campbell

PositivePainJoyFindPlaceBurn

I think that anything that leads to creativity and good work is good.

Jon Favreau

WorkGoodCreativityGood WorkThink

I always rib people, but nobody ever gives me a hard time. I don't know why. Maybe they're afraid of what I might say. There's probably a lesson in that somewhere, but I don't know what it is.

Don Rickles

TimePeopleMeLessonNobodyKnow

Our young people are out on the streets looking for parties, a place to dance, looking for a scene. No institutions are providing them with alternatives, fun things to do that don't necessarily have alcohol at the center.

Donna Shalala

DanceFunPeopleLookingAlcohol

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