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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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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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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If I am a thief, it's because of private property.
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Most of my influences are from the past.
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Back when I was an Islamist, I thought our ideology was like communism – and I still do. That makes me optimistic. Because what happened to communism? It was discredited as an idea. It lost.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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But, you know, I just want to play well and have fun playing well.
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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.
