Paulo Coelho Quotes
I wanted to write when I was young, but people said it was impossible. Then my parents locked me in a mental institution - they said I was crazy and would never make a living from writing.
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I appreciate cooperation with Turkey on many issues. We are grateful for the support we receive for E.U. and NATO integration for Montenegro.
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Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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Professionally, I remember Cronkite as a kid growing up, and more so for me, the importance of Cronkite was not him sitting there at the anchor desk, but him out there doing things.
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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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I'm not a sun person.
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Sufis teach that we first must battle and destroy the evil within ourselves by shining upon it the good within, and then we learn to battle the evil in others by helping their higher selves gain control of their lower selves.
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The only thing documentary filmmakers have to work with, at least the way I make films, is trust. That's been true of everyone from James Carville and George Stephanopoulos to the kids in 'American High' to the soldiers in 'Military Diaries' to Anna Wintour to Dick Cheney.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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The 77 cents that women make for every dollar men earn makes a real difference to our families - families stretching to make every dollar count.
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I'm into the whole American and New York vibe, not just because that's what's going on around me but because of the fit. A lot of guys are into the European cut, but I can't really pull that off with my body type - I'm tall and have big legs.
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Dance has always been my number one. I started when I was seven years old and I've had the opportunity to work with some really amazing artists.
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There is simply no room for racial, hurtful language spoken to your colleagues or anyone else.
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They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure.
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We grew up listening to music like that: we grew up on the snap music, grew up off the trap music, grew up on all the South sound.
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I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
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I try and groom myself, be it through fitness or dance.
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You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.
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Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.
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I've been through heartbreak and uncertainty and giddy crushes and everything. We all have.
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In human history, we are going from knowledge to omniscience, from potence to omnipotence, from ethics and religion to righteousness. So, in my view, God comes at the end of this long process. This may not happen in our lifetimes or even in the lifetime of our species.
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You've got to trust people. And because I am a control freak, sometimes that's difficult for me, because I want to micro-manage absolutely everything. I can't hand over. But I'm trying to do that more.
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We believe in the wrong things. That's what frustrates me the most. Not the lack of belief, but the belief in the wrong things. You want meaning? Well, the meanings are out there. We're just so damn good at reading them wrong.
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I wanted to write when I was young, but people said it was impossible. Then my parents locked me in a mental institution - they said I was crazy and would never make a living from writing.
