W. G. Sebald Quotes

I don't want to talk about my trials and tribulations. Once you reveal even part of what your real problems might be in life, they come back in a deformed way.

W. G. Sebald

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: May 18, 1944 - December 14, 2001

Topics

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The trick is to learn to contain one's ego, not conceal it.

Joe Jamail

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I think you are going through so many 'firsts' as a teenager, and it's a charged time because of that. You don't have much autonomy in life. Everything is just kind of crazy, and there are so many huge decisions to be made, like where are you going to college or who you date. These things can really affect your whole life.

Jenny Han

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Whether you're a Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, it is clear that we've got big problems that we need to address, starting with making our economy more competitive so that we can create more good-paying jobs for the middle class.

John Delaney

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I am not an Internet superstar.

John Hodgman

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But it was also the best mistake I've ever made, because what it did was hopefully allow a whole new generation to make up their own minds about Scientology and for that I make no apology.

John Sweeney

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I just move forward and not worry about the things I can't control.

Robbie Lawler

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I couldn't have imagined working on a film I didn't believe in.

Lucy Dacus

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I know people are looking at what's happening in Washington and then they also look at events in Europe, in Greece and Portugal and other places and worry about that.

Julia Gillard

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Rather than trying to create an audience, just try and create music that feels good to you.

Chet Faker

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Before I ever had my record deal, I just had a publishing deal over at Sony ATV. I had that title, 'Flatliner,' and just the idea of a girl stopping everybody's heart - just kind of a fun idea.

Cole Swindell

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What is it like to get in someone's head and hunt them from inside their eyes? That's so freaky to me.

Brian J. Smith

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I hesitate to use a pathologizing label, but underneath the so-called narcissistic personality is definitely shame and the paralyzing fear of being ordinary.

Brene Brown

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