Imre Kertesz Quotes

No one in my family wrote. And there was no real introduction. I suppose I somehow blundered into it when I was about six or seven years old. I was asked what present I would like, and, without knowing why, I responded that I would like a journal. It was a beautiful journal - so beautiful that I didn't want to sully it.

Imre Kertesz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: hungarian
  • Birth: November 9, 1929 - March 31, 2016

Topics

FamilyBeautifulPresentWantWhy

Protection and patriotism are reciprocal. This is the way which has led nations to greatness.

John C. Calhoun

PatriotismGreatnessWayProtection

I don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times.

John F. Kennedy

IntelligenceNew YorkThinkNewHot

I was not able to be the front forward of a soccer team - that is a way to make people super happy every Sunday. What I can do is tell stories and try to put my coin in that discussion.

Alvaro Enrigue

HappyPeopleTeamForwardI CanWay

What is sure is that technological change is accelerating in all directions and, like children playing in a fountain, consumers are reveling in the experience.

Simon Mainwaring

ChangeChildrenExperienceFountain

Militant feminists are pro-choice because it's their ultimate avenue of power over men. And believe me, to them it is a question of power. It is their attempt to impose their will on the rest of society, particularly on men.

Rush Limbaugh

PowerMenMeSocietyBelieveRest

Snellville is a great city. It's a great place to grow up and live. I love it. It's very full of southern charm and wonderful people. And they've supported me greatly throughout all of my endeavors.

Diana DeGarmo

LoveLiveGreatPeopleCityMe

I think, if I had a big flop, that probably it would have ended the string at Disney, but it didn't! Every film was a success.

Dean Jones

SuccessThinkBigFilmWouldDisney

I used to go on all these blogs and all these websites which I really don't like to go and read about at all, and I couldn't care less anymore.

Coco Austin

CareGoWebsitesUsedLikeRead

I don't have a stack of scripts that, when I get home, studios are clamoring, saying, 'Has Bob read ours yet?'

Bob Newhart

HomeSayingGetReadStudiosStack

When you don't have much money, cooking can be incredibly reassuring. You feel like you're doing meaningful work.

Alice Waters

WorkMoneyCookingFeelDoingYou

It is a pro-U.N. movie. It's a pro-American movie. It's a pro-American movie. It's a movie people should be watching and not denigrating.

Scott Ritter

PeopleWatchingMovieShould

Even as the population doubled from three to six billion, we managed to race ahead with all kinds of technological and scientific events in agriculture - from using more fertilizers to mechanization to advanced plant breeding.

Nina Fedoroff

PlantAgricultureThreeAheadRace

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