W. G. Sebald Quotes

It is a sore point, because you do have advantages if you have access to more than one language. You also have problems, because on bad days you don't trust yourself, either in your first or your second language, and so you feel like a complete halfwit.

W. G. Sebald

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TrustYourselfProblemsLanguageYou

On the technical side, I hope that my writing is evolving and maturing, ripening, deepening.

Jhumpa Lahiri

HopeWritingEvolvingSideTechnical

Money is catching up to the technological trends transforming all aspects of society and business; entertainment, insurance, health-care, gaming, leisure, retail - all commercial and social verticals are going digital - including money itself.

Max Keiser

BusinessMoneySocietyInsuranceUp

Reading is something I've really missed, not being able to enter people's worlds.

Robert Smith

PeopleReadingMissedSomethingAble

It's the role of the artist to pursue content.

Anish Kapoor

ArtistContentPursueRole

The world is becoming more global, and our music is reflecting that.

Sophie Hawley-Weld

MusicWorldMoreBecomingGlobal

As an actor, you may do things that aren't politically correct. Unless you're an actor who only does things for political reasons. I believe if we don't do the good, bad, and the ugly, we're not going to progress.

Rosie Perez

GoodProgressUglyBelievePolitical

For me, the show must go on - it doesn't matter how ill you are, you get on and do it.

Martine McCutcheon

MeYouGoMatterMustGet

What I'm saying is that I tried very hard to give them my reality and my reality is kind of interesting.

Liza Minnelli

SayingRealityInterestingKindHard

What I needed was a connection to life that was real and lasting.

Claire Danes

LifeConnectionRealLastingNeeded

I'd never thought about acting as a job. I was an engineer; I was in science and technology. I loved movies and television growing up, but I'd never thought about it as, 'Oh, that guy Denzel Washington is employed as an actor.'

Ato Essandoh

TechnologyScienceJobGrowing Up

I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.

William Makepeace Thackeray

ManNeverComingPitySensesKnew

I love being able to go to a store, let's say... a store like Topshop or Zara or maybe even Macy's, depends on what department, and not have to look at the price tag.

Tyra Banks

LoveLookPriceGoSayBeing

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