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Aharon Appelfeld Quotes

People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them.

Aharon Appelfeld

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: israeli
Birth: February 16, 1932

Topics

Love Parents People Lose Young Who

I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I wanted to be a vet because one of the teachers asked me and saying you want to be an actor sounds a little bit silly. And I do still feel a bit silly saying it. You feel a bit fraudulent.

Sophie Thompson

Me Saying Think Feel Silly You

The biggest thing for me is the passion that I've always had for hockey. I remember growing up, no matter what I did in life, my parents always told me to try to do my best at it and be my best. I can say going through different things that that passion is the most important part. It's not skills or talent or any of that stuff.

Life Passion Best Talent Parents Me

More than anybody else I'd like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform.

Me More Count Teaching Like Than

It is mistaken to claim that global problems will be solved more quickly if only researchers would abandon their quest to understand the universe and knuckle down to work on an agenda of public or political concerns. These are not 'either/or' options - indeed, there is a positive symbiosis between them.

Positive Work Problems Political

Doing well in school was a cool thing to do when I was in high school, so I had a blast.

School Cool High School Doing High

Now is a good time, 10 years ago would have been a good time, and 10 years from now it will still be a good time to see a dynamic, entertaining movie that's wall-to-wall Miles Davis where the music will hopefully spark some desire to know more about the man.

Good Music Time Man Spark Know

Some people misconstrue our band just to be a commercial venture.

People Band Some People Venture Just

My philosophy in life... is to prove myself to myself and not to others. I tried to teach my children that, that I have to respect myself, to prove to myself that I can do the best I can.

Life Children Respect Myself Best

I suppose I experienced the personal dilemma that baffles every working woman. What happens when you are expected to be Superwoman, to perform a dozen conflicting tasks at the same time?

Coretta Scott King

Time Woman You Personal Same Dozen

My college degree is from a great university in 1944. I got my master's at Harvard graduate school, completely co-ed, in 1945. My mother got her college degree in 1920. What's the problem? Those opportunities were always there for women.

Phyllis Schlafly

Mother Women Great School College

The phone conversations about a possible TV series of 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' stretch back years, but now that the moment has come, now that I am actually here at Wentworth Woodhouse, I lose my bearings.

Moment I Am Lose Back Phone Strange

Ricky Gervais, met him a couple times. He wouldn't remember it.

Thomas Middleditch

Remember Him He Met Couple Times

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