J. M. G. Le Clezio Quotes

I don't have any office; I can write everywhere. So, I put a piece of paper on the table, and then I travel. Literally, writing for me is like travelling. It's getting out of myself and living another life - maybe a better life.

J. M. G. Le Clezio

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: April 13, 1940

Topics

LifeMyselfTravelMeWritingTable

That's what acting is about - for me, at least - tackling different personas and characters.

Joanne Whalley

MeActingDifferentCharactersLeast

So long as the Oregon question is left open, Mexico will calculate the chances of a rupture between us and Great Britain, in the event of which she would be prepared to make common cause against us. But when an end is put to any such hope, she will speedily settle her difference with us.

John C. Calhoun

HopeGreatEndLongBe PreparedShe

All my life, I had this idea that if I could unravel the mystery that was my mother, then I could help save her. But it didn't really work. We were close, but she struggled with mental illness and alcoholism, and it was rough at times.

Jennifer McMahon

LifeWorkMotherMy LifeHelpShe

In the context of worship, amusement is a waste of time and a waste of life, and therefore a form of sin.

John Ortberg

LifeTimeSinWorshipContextWaste

Attitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws.

Stuart Chase

AttitudeAcceptanceRejectionLaws

It's very easy to learn. And very difficult to master.

Sonny Terry

LearnEasyDifficultMasterVery

Others live on in a careless and lukewarm state - not appearing to fill Longfellow's measure: 'Into each life, some rain must fall.'

Mary Todd Lincoln

LifeLiveRainMeasureFallOthers

I really believe that whoever is doing something with a strong passion is very much important to me. I love people like that.

Roshon Fegan

LovePassionPeopleMeBelieveLike

It's funny; it's a real balancing act. In TV, everybody's talking about authenticity. In order to make 'Dirty Jobs' authentic, I really can't be overly informed. The minute I am, I become a host... It's a very tricky business paying a tribute to work, because TV is very bad at it.

Mike Rowe

WorkFunnyBusinessI AmTalking

My mother was loved by so many people, famous and not so famous.

Miguel Ferrer

MotherPeopleLovedFamousMany

I've always been about the power of a woman - accentuating the positive, deleting the negative, whether you're talking her body, her voice or her leadership.

Donna Karan

PositiveLeadershipPowerWomanBody

There's not a lot of things that I'm confident about in life, but the way I feel about food is my one thing that I really feel such a strong connection to.

Antoni Porowski

LifeFoodStrongConfidentFeelWay

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