Paulo Coelho Quotes
Elegance is achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be.
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This is my favorite area in New York - the West Village is the heart of New York. I could never move somewhere else.
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A big reason why I'm not a big TV watcher is that in my formative years as a viewer, there wasn't that much great television on, or at least, television that appealed to me.
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Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.
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I gave up on the delusion that these players enjoy soccer as much as I do, that they play for the love of the game.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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Trust is something I know has to be earned whether you're a husband, a father, or a congressman.
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I personally think Beyonce's a strong feminist. What she's done in music and for women is unprecedented. I love her. She definitely makes me feel like more of a woman.
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Your ability to shape your future depends on how well you communicate where you want to be when you get there. When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change.
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We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.
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War is over if you want it.
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I can't think of anything worse than trying to schmooze someone with the idea that you're an actor.
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Both spiritual companionship and spiritual motherliness are not limited to the physical wife and mother relationship, but they extend to all people with whom woman comes into contact.
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The function of the artist is to invent, not to chronicle.
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If I can save one kid's life, for me, it's absolutely worth it.
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The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.
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The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
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I sang the songs in 'The Doors'.
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It's great to be mean, it is, it's fun.
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My father was a carpenter, a very good carpenter. He also worked for the Jones boys. They were not family members, we weren't related at all. They started the policy racket in Chicago, and they had the five and dime store.
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If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
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On the first day of school, you got to be real careful where you sit. You walk into the classroom and just plunk your stuff down on any old desk, and the next thing you know the teacher is saying, 'I hope you all like where you're sitting, because these are your permanent seats.'
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I can't stop staring at my beautiful new baby.
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I am not a very complex person. I believe in simplicity.
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Elegance is achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be.
