Mario Vargas Llosa Quotes
In 1975, I went to the Dominican Republic for eight months during the shooting of a film based on my novel 'Captain Pantoja and the Special Service.' It was during this period I heard and read about Trujillo.
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Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital - the world's best talents and greatest ideas.
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I've come to realize I'm more spiritual than I am religious. What I mean by this: As far as praying to God goes, I'm more about looking inside for inner guidance - tapping into our own abundantly powerful inner resources - which, I suppose, is where some might say God does indeed reside.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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I was a Girl Scout!
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I'm in hotel rooms most of the time, and it can be hard to find a hotel with a nice gym. It was important for me to have a workout I could do in my room.
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For the doubters out there, of course I was going to have help from Penguin's editorial team in telling my story, which I talked about from the beginning.
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People who get trapped in the tunnel vision of making money think that is all there is to life.
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If I leave this sport, I think life will stop.
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The New Deal was going to redistribute the national income according to ideals of social and economic justice.
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The Tower of David is important for Israel's heritage and existence because it is more than a tower, it is a symbol. It is more important than the Azrieli Towers.
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The success of ISIS is largely tied to the safe haven it has in Syria.
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We Finns represent a very transparent and open-minded way of reaching political decisions.
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Well, I'm a professional.
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Rap is the only interesting music left - it's the only genre that's still pushing itself, and experimenting in a way that I find exciting.
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The long-term value proposition for cellphone companies isn't just voice conversation - it's transfer of data.
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I finished my studies in England, I opened my studio in London, and the first one-man exhibit I had on Bond Street, which was opened by the Austrian ambassador.
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There are people who consider it almost unpatriotic to be inquisitive and to be truthful about your opinions.
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Globalised manufacturing and procurement mean that a lot of high-polluting, heavy duty jobs are transferred to China. We will ask major companies, such as Wal-Mart, Microsoft and IBM to put pressure on their Chinese suppliers.
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Even, today, when people tell me I'm beautiful, I do not believe a word of it.
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He caressed my backside. I had heard that he was famous for his 'admiration' of the ladies, but I didn't expect him to be handling my booty. As handsome as Prince Philip is, I wasn't sure if he was making a pass or just exercising some royal rights to squeeze the foreigners.
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Squash is my passion, and it is in my blood.
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I'm probably one of the only people who has voted for the speaker of the House but didn't serve in Congress.
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In 1975, I went to the Dominican Republic for eight months during the shooting of a film based on my novel 'Captain Pantoja and the Special Service.' It was during this period I heard and read about Trujillo.
