"One of my proudest achievements is that when……" — Tibor Fischer
"One of my proudest achievements is that when an authoritative book about Hungarian literature came out about a decade ago, there was a little article about me which said I was a Hungarian writer but pretending not to be. Bearing in mind I can hardly write a cheque in Hungarian, I was delighted to be included in the pantheon of Hungarian writers."
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28 Quotes by Tibor Fischer
Tibor Fischer has 28 quotes on this site.
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No amount of intelligence can save you from stupidity.
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Stay cool, and wait for opportunity.
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Few pleasures are greater than knowing you can close your door, ignore the world and create your own.
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The greatest danger of being gifted, is that you may never learn how to make an effort.
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Why is erasing desire seen as so important? If the subjugation of the self is the point of the self…
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Once you've been backstage at a theater, the theater is never the same for you. Once you've noticed the crack…
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Even those with unspendable fortunes only have one mind, one mouth, two ears, two eyes and one pleasure station. There's…
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I always consider every place worth exploring once- just in case there's a thirty foot flaming sign divulging the secret…
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Like most men, I'm a life support system for a phallus.
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As suburbs go, Bromley's not bad. But as David Bowie and Hanif Kureishi have observed, you do want to get…
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Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing…
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I never could get a proper job.
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
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