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Ralph Ellison Quotes

There are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: March 1, 1914 - April 16, 1994

Topics

World Dangerous Things Few

Tanzanians are some of the friendliest you'll ever meet, insisting on a welcoming smile and wave as they pass you on the streets, exclaiming 'Jambo!'

Smile Wave You Meet Streets Pass

The guy that I worked on 'Thriller ' was a genius and he was 20 years old, but it was like working with a gifted 10-year-old. The guy who I worked on with 'Black Or White' was crazy. Michael had gone mad.

Crazy Black Genius White Mad Old

Even great people are always slightly disappointing, which is generally what makes them interesting.

Great People Interesting Great People

Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.

Roberto Assagioli

Life Forgiveness Without Resentment

I like that it's challenging - that when I'm writing, I feel as if I'm pouring everything I have into the story until there's nothing left and I have to begin thinking about a new world and set of circumstances to research and explore.

Research Writing World Thinking Feel

Greed has been with human beings forever. We have a number of things in our species that you would call 'the dark side,' and greed is one of them. If you don't put certain structures in place or restrictions on those parts of our being that come from that dark place, then it gets out of control.

Control Greed You Dark Place Human

The burden of poverty isn't just that you don't always have the things you need, it's the feeling of being embarrassed every day of your life, and you'd do anything to lift that burden.

Life Day Poverty You Every Day Lift

The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

Mind Will Knowing Rights Wherever

Pimenton gets its intense flavor because it is dried over wood smoke. You can try hot, sweet or bittersweet, though sweet is probably the most commonly used.

Sweet You Smoke Wood Try Hot

I always considered, with every shoot, I was on trial; every time I pick up my camera and start out on the relationship, I am at degree zero. There is no coasting.

Douglas Kirkland

Relationship Time I Am Start Camera

My heart is bigger than most guys who have size over me.

Heart Me Over Size Bigger Most

If a rock band throws a TV set out of a hotel window, it's seen as anti-Establishment.

Window Hotel Rock Band Out Seen

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