"I have to admit that talking authoritatively about my students' stories can make me feel, at times, like an astronaut who has just landed on a new planet and insists on giving guided tours to its inhabitants."

-- Etgar Keret

#Talking Quotes #Giving Quotes #Stories Quotes

“My words wear no parachutes as they fall out of my mouth.”
“I propose the immediate launching of a nuclear strike on the United States. The Cuban people are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the cause of the destruction of imperialism and the victory of world revolution.”
“Let us put an end to self-inflicted wounds. Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset. Let us deny our adversaries the satisfaction of using Vietnam to pit Americans against Americans.”
“Interest rate cuts have an effect in stimulating an economy by directly or indirectly making someone, somewhere, spend more than they otherwise would. That extra spending increases demand and ensures that we all carry on with work to do, without us having to slash our prices or our wrists.”
“My Struggles is a record close to me. It's about what I went through at home living with an abusive father.”
“In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories.”
“I don't enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people's amusement. I enjoy it if I'm being paid a lot for it.”
“Users scan a page looking for trigger words. If they find a trigger word, they click on it but if they donâ€™t find it, they go to search. Thatâ€™s the way it works on 99% of sites, although Amazon is an exception. Thatâ€™s because Amazon has done a great job of training users to know that absolutely nothing on the home page is of any use.”

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