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Ivan Turgenev Quotes

One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Fire Speak Enthusiasm Earth Anything

I had always been literary, in the sense of loving poetry and discovering novels, but I found my voice, as they say, in an office full of elderly people who looked after blind ex-servicemen.

Poetry People Voice Blind Loving

The only way a ventriloquist speaks differently is that he forgoes using his or her lips, and learns to reproduce sounds using the tongue, upper palate, and teeth only. Those 'difficult' letters are B, F, M, P, V, W, and Y.

Lips Tongue Letters Teeth Way Her

I work hard and do things the way they're supposed to be done just so I can have success out here. I always want more.

Work Success Work Hard I Can Done

When I left the country to study in the U.K., I suddenly realized, and I'm still realizing, how much other stuff is out there - like My Bloody Valentine, who millions of people are passionate about, but they're still considered an 'underground' band.

People Country Passionate Band Study

Some people will say, and have said, that I'm trying to run from country, but I'm never going to make anything other than a country record.

Sturgill Simpson

People Trying Country Said Say Run

Broadly speaking, the Southern and Western desert and mountain states will vote for the candidate who endorses an aggressive military, a role for religion in public life, laissez-faire economic policies, private ownership of guns and relaxed conditions for using them, less regulation and taxation, and a valorization of the traditional family.

Life Family Mountain Religion Desert

Every decision that they take has enormous consequences, and ripple out from the White House.

Sidney Blumenthal

Decision Ripple Consequences House

You have to understand the medium you're writing for. People jump into writing musicals without realizing how complicated they are. Knowing one form doesn't necessarily mean you know the other. You have to be comfortable with it.

Jason Robert Brown

People Writing You Complicated Jump

I'm forever learning and that's why I'm always able to create new styles and new dimensions of hip-hop.

Learning Create New Hip-Hop Why

I was a car salesman, if you can believe it.

Chris Stapleton

Car Believe You Salesman

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.

Say Try They Say Fail Rather Than

I get along very well with the cast of '30 Rock.' I guess I bring a certain quirkiness to the show as well. I'm just thankful they keep asking me. I didn't think I was going to be asked back so every time they say, 'We want you back,' I'm screaming. I'm jumping up and down and screaming.

Sherri Shepherd

Thankful Time Me Think You Down

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