Dante Alighieri Quotes

In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.

Dante Alighieri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: 1265 - 1321

Topics

LifeJourneyMyselfDarkLostWood

I've never thought of myself as having that much of a temper. But it's true that I can't stand it when things are not done properly. When that happens, I cannot control my reaction.

Joel Robuchon

MyselfControlThoughtStandDone

As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no wonder the cartoons are so bad.

John Kricfalusi

BadWonderOutIndustryWellSoon

You can never tell what ships are worth.

Stavros Niarchos

WorthYouNeverTellShips

You write about experiences partly to understand what they mean, partly not to lose them to time. To oblivion. But there's always the danger of the opposite happening. Losing the memory of the experience itself to the memory of writing about it.

Sigrid Nunez

TimeExperienceLosingMemoryLose

Things are done according to money these days.

Shirley MacLaine

MoneyDoneDaysThingsAccording

I believe that our country is going in the wrong direction, and I have a very strong desire to help out in any way that I can.

Michael T. Flynn

BelieveStrongDirectionHelpI Can

I intensely covered Bush when he was Governor of Texas.

Molly Ivins

TexasHeGovernorCoveredIntensely

I take photos, I used to make films, I journal incessantly, and I really value the documentation of life. Because it's almost like you are making something special by wanting to make it exist in an object - on paper or even just in the computer - making these recordings, making this music.

Lucy Dacus

LifeMusicValueYouJournalTake

Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.

Joseph Conrad

GossipLikeEverybodyClaims

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

Joseph Heller

LiteratureEnjoyEverythingKnewHe

You know, there's that temptation in interviews to make yourself sound - well, to give yourself a bit of mystery.

Johnny Vegas

YourselfMysteryYouTemptationKnow

People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for what they know.

Brooks Atkinson

ResponsibilityPeopleThinkingEnjoy

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