W. G. Sebald Quotes

The moral backbone of literature is about that whole question of memory. To my mind it seems clear that those who have no memory have the much greater chance to lead happy lives.

W. G. Sebald

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MemoryHappyMindChanceLiterature

Can they do both? That's a huge balance, I think, with kids- trying to find the right- it's everything, you know, it's social life, it's academics, it's sports.

Joan Cusack

LifeSportsBalanceThinkYouFind

Unlike then, the mail stream of today has diminished by such things as e-mails and faxes and cell phones and text messages, largely electronic means of communication that replace mail.

John M. McHugh

CommunicationTodayPhonesStream

Osteoporosis is a disease that attacks the bones in your body. It happens to really almost everyone when they get really old. But for women, after menopause, they can lose up to 30 percent of their bone mass.

Ann Richards

WomenLoseBodyYour BodyOldUp

Specifically, in Canada, the First Nations are often overlooked in pop culture or in general, and when things are reported about our First Nations, it's often negative things - about the hardships they face and what-not.

Jeff Lemire

CultureNegativeFaceHardshipsPop

One of the pleasures of staying with friends is that you get to browse their shelves. I always arrive with a book, but I almost never read it. It would be like sitting at their dinner table and opening a packet of sandwiches.

Simon Hoggart

DinnerBookFriendsYouTableNever

Think of what happened after 9/11, the minute before there was any assessment, there was glee in the administration because now we can invade Iraq, and so the war drums beat.

Ron Paul

WarThinkNowAssessmentBeatDrums

Some things should remain private.

Louis Theroux

ThingsSomeShouldPrivateRemain

My sister plays piano, and my brother used to be on the drums. My dad sings; he's got a good voice.

Joseph Parker

GoodBrotherSisterVoicePianoGot

People want to peg you as alternative R&B when they hear soul or see the color of your skin. It's comfortable when people see artists of color or artists that come from a different country to put that brand on us. It's just not as linear as that.

Dawn Richard

SoulPeopleColorBrandYouSkin

'No one sits Baby in a corner,' one of the best lines in movie history.

Christine Quinn

HistoryBestBabyCornerLines

Silence is a statement that is open to gross misinterpretation.

Craig Bruce

SilenceOpenStatementGross

The age thing is just a number.

Clarence Clemons

AgeNumberJustThing

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