J. M. G. Le Clezio Quotes

The novelist, he's not a philosopher, not a technician of spoken language. He's someone who writes, above all, and through the novel asks questions.

J. M. G. Le Clezio

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LanguageSomeoneQuestionsThrough

There's not much simplifying. You gotta know what you gotta know. That's how the quarterback position is, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Jimmy Garoppolo

YouKnowWayPositionQuarterback

Young people have a right to optimism, and rightly so; human beings have grown and developed and accomplished wonderful feats in the world. But what mires me in pessimism is the fact that so much of life is pain and sorrow and willful ignorance and violence, and pushing back against that tide takes so much effort, so much steady fight. It's tiring.

Jesmyn Ward

LifeIgnorancePainFightEffortMe

I number my drafts, and by the time a book is done, I'll have 75 or 80 drafts of some sections.

Jennifer Egan

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Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.

Andrew Cuomo

GoodLongPoliticiansBecauseVery

I'm not trying to be this guy just chugging along. I want to lead the pack.

Max Holloway

TryingWantLeadGuyAlongJust

I think I underestimated the way people bracket you.

Sienna Miller

PeopleThinkYouWayI Think

When St-Pierre retired, it brought a lot of enthusiasm to the weight class, and things got shook up.

Robbie Lawler

EnthusiasmClassUpThingsWeight

One can ascend to a higher development only by bringing rhythm and repetition into one's life. Rhythm holds sway in all nature.

Rudolf Steiner

LifeNatureRepetitionDevelopment

Everybody wants to come out and win the gold, and sometimes it takes a personal best, sometimes it doesn't. But to be able to have all those pieces come together, it's a great feeling.

Michelle Carter

GreatBestTogetherGoldWinOut

I talk bilingual.

Luis Fonsi

TalkBilingual

I've always loved books.

Louise Wilson

LovedAlwaysBooks

Napster works because people who love music share and participate.

Shawn Fanning

LoveMusicPeopleShareBecauseWho

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