Oriana Fallaci Quotes

America's vulnerability comes precisely from its strength, its wealth, its power and its modernity. It's the usual story of the dog chasing its own tail.

Oriana Fallaci

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: June 29, 1929 - September 15, 2006

Topics

DogStrengthPowerStoryAmerica

Not everybody has to work on the big problems, but if nobody does, they don't get solved.

Joe Lonsdale

WorkProblemsNobodyBigGetDoes

Have you not noticed that love is silence? It may be while holding the hand of another, or looking lovingly at a child, or taking in the beauty of an evening. Love has no past or future, and so it is with this extraordinary state of silence.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

LoveBeautyFuturePastSilenceYou

Since the September 11 attacks, nearly 400 individuals have been arrested by the Justice Department as a result of ongoing investigations into international terrorism. Of that total, over half were convicted as a result of their actions.

Jo Bonner

JusticeResultTerrorismOverHalf

My mother taught us the man was the head of the family, but the woman was the neck, and you could turn him any way you like.

Jerry Hall

FamilyMotherWomanManYouWay

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

Andrew Carnegie

MenCompromiseStrongWeaknessSaid

I've never been much of a European traveler. London once on a book tour, and Italy because that's where Ferraris are from. That's about it.

John Ridley

BookLondonNeverWhereBeenTour

I remember the early 1980s, when I first got one of these fabulous film critic jobs. The downside was sitting through 'Splatteria III: The Dismembering of the Clampett Clan' or 'The Oklahoma Meatgrinder Massacre' or some such. The headaches unleashed by watching attractive kids die week after week after week cannot be imagined.

Stephen Hunter

DieRememberWeekEarlySitting

Trump made his fortune manipulating tax laws and stiffing small businessmen, creating a few well-paying jobs along the way. Vulnerable people looking to master 'the art of the deal' learned the hard way that Trump held all the cards.

Stephanie Coontz

ArtPeopleLookingSmallCardsTax

I am not insecure about being a journalist.

Tucker Carlson

I AmBeingJournalistInsecureAbout

I don't think you can sing about certain things when you're a teen-ager or in your early 20s, because you haven't lived long enough. So I think living gives you character and that comes out in your voice.

Tom Jones

CharacterVoiceThinkEnoughYou

I never lost sight of my goals. I never stopped thinking I could reach the top.

Robbie Lawler

GoalsThinkingReachLostNeverTop

I think he would have been proud and smiling... when we laid him to rest because his family was together. I think that was a great gift to be able to give Dad at the end.

Michael Reagan

FamilyGreatTogetherRestProud

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