Imre Kertesz Quotes

I am no historian, but Hungary is a country which has never known democracy - and by that, I mean not a democratic political system, but an organic process which has mobilised the entire country's society. In the case of Hungary, this development was blocked by the growth of the Ottoman empire in the 16th century.

Imre Kertesz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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You don't need a pickup line. Just glance at a woman from across the room. Glance - don't stare.

Jenny McCarthy

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I wear a lot of dresses and skirts and more ethereal hippie clothes for the day.

Jenna Dewan

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You should not actually stay in bed for very long awake, because your brain is this remarkably associative device, and it quickly learns that the bed is about being awake. So you should go to another room - a room that's dim. Just read a book - no screens, no phones - and, only when you're sleepy, return to the bed.

Matthew Walker

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I'm still getting thrilled with music even after 40 years of doing it professionally.

Jeff Lynne

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If you want to boo, that's your right. Boo. Go ahead. Boo me all day long.

Michael Bisping

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I have always been very rebellious and gone against the grain. I've always challenged the standards set before me.

Amber Heard

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What is true is that if we do not change the culture of Washington, D.C., the United States of America will cease.

Steve Southerland

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Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.

Tom Robbins

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I was very protective of my father and I didn't like these people who hung around outside all day. They creeped me out.

Lisa Marie Presley

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It was at the Children's Defense Fund that I met Hillary. I was 21, feisty, and ready to fight. And I remember thinking immediately, 'Here is a woman who doesn't mess around.' Steel in her spine, Hillary didn't want to talk about anything other than how to make children's lives better.

Donna Brazile

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Traditionalists will have to master techniques of sustained activism formerly monopolized by the left.

Christopher Lasch

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I also did an Ozzy piece for him, and so I got hired. Everything happened really fast. I can't give people advice, because everything in my life changed completely in less than a year and it's still not something I am used to.

Chuck Klosterman

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