Elfriede Jelinek Quotes

I seek to cast an incorruptible gaze on women, especially where they are the accomplices of men.

Elfriede Jelinek

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What interested me was not news, but appraisal. What I sought was to grasp the flavor of a man, his texture, his impact, what he stood for, what he believed in, what made him what he was and what color he gave to the fabric of his time.

John Gunther

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A president cannot grow a long-term lack of trust in someone with whom they had full confidence the day before.

John Dickerson

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What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.

Robert Kennedy

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I remember when my daughter, Marina, was born. The second I laid eyes on her, I was in love, and I had never felt that way before. I couldn't believe it.

Matt LeBlanc

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If the court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, is that a 'liberal' result enabling gay couples married in states where gay marriage is legal to enjoy the same economic advantages that federal laws now grant to straight couples? Or is it a 'conservative' ruling, limiting the federal government's ability to override state power?

Jeff Greenfield

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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.

Ambrose Bierce

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Music is my life - acting's just a hobby.

Steve Burns

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I used to go out and carouse. I was afraid to go to sleep because I thought I might miss something.

Steven Ford

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I was convinced that acting was for fools. I was on the stage when I was eight with my father, he was playing one of those Greek blind guys that sees things and warns people, whilst I was in a blue skirt. I think there were 5,000 people in the theatre, it was ridiculous.

Rutger Hauer

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Extreme poverty is extremely dangerous.

Martin O'Malley

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Magic to me is you make a movie and it's all great and it clicks, and at the end of the day you feel like you're having an experience that is positive and that you're learning from.

Julia Roberts

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I think that initial independence is very important; that's what being an entrepreneur is all about.

Jon Oringer

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