Elfriede Jelinek Quotes

I associate the metaphor of sport with war. The unrest in the former Yugoslavia, after all, started with a football match that then became charged in nationalist ways and ended in violence.

Elfriede Jelinek

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If we continue to tolerate this level of poverty in our cities, and go along with eviction as commonplace in poor neighborhoods, it's not for a lack of resources. It will be a lack of something else.

Matthew Desmond

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I have what I like to call a 'chinneck.' My chin just flows rather easily into my neck.

Matthew Perry

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In an age of never-ending health fads, it's comforting to learn that one of the healthiest activities you can do has existed for millennia. It's called reading. Yes, books are not just entertaining or educational: they can also improve your mental health.

Matt Haig

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Have you ever noticed the fact that once you begin to think about something, you see it everywhere? Anyone who has ever begun the search for a new automobile can attest, from the moment you Google it, you begin to pass that model in traffic everywhere. Of course, they were there the whole time; we simply didn't have them at top of mind.

Michael Gerber

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Donald Trump is actually the voice of the silent majority, and I think he's awoken that silent majority. People are very angry, and the people who are the most angry are actually the legal immigrants who see their jobs fleeing.

Michael Cohen

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I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or life is terrible.

Tony Curtis

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I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I teach in order to learn.

Robert Frost

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When I stopped playing, I gave up exercising and put on some weight.

Ronaldo

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I sat with myself one day and asked, 'Who is in those prestigious literary circles? Do they represent me? Do they appreciate the topics I write about and the style in which I write? Do those gatekeepers let a demographic like mine through the door?' And the answer was no.

Rupi Kaur

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I grew up in a small, old-school Catholic world, imprinted with an above-average number of categories and judgments.

Jay Duplass

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I used to get butterflies when I'd see big dudes. I don't get butterflies no more.

Deandre Ayton

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Do I think police chiefs, many of which are African-American or Hispanic, wake up and say, 'Let's systemically oppress African-American communities?' No, I don't. Are there instances in which that happens? I'm sure there are.

Bret Stephens

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