Paulo Coelho Quotes
I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.
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Being in the stands is very difficult. I was never playing but I am nervous watching, waiting.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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You are what you can prove you've done. That's how people judge you.
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The only thing simple about the past is that it's not now.
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Although the evidence at this trial shows that Charles Manson was the leader of the conspiracy to commit these murders, there is no evidence that he actually personally killed any of the seven victims in this case.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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Racism is unacceptable in the real world, and it's unacceptable online.
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I'm the tomboy so I got to be a little butch.
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The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.
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I've always loved both writing and songwriting. The journey is fascinating to me.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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But I made no efforts to organize my supporters to hold on to the apparatus. Consequently I was soon expelled and my followers, who did not change coats overnight, quietly left or were expelled from the party.
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I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.
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I remember as a kid not ever wanting to have friends around to my house because it was, for want of a better description, disheveled.
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There is no birth of consciousness without pain.
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I am always in doubt; I am never sure of myself.
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It was a very vulnerable time going from being insecure about my body and who I am to becoming comfortable with me. I had to tune out what the hell everybody else had to say about who I was. When I was able to do that, I felt free.
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The ultimate goal of the whole policy of peaceful co-existence was to make progress on the basic goal laid down by Lenin of a world largely composed of socialist, communist states, in which the Soviet Union would be the prime mover.
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In some ways, the best novel about terrorism, though it's not a novel, is 'The Looming Tower' by Lawrence Wright or 'Perfect Soldiers' by Terry McDermott.
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Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
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I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.
