Paulo Coelho Quotes
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There is only one way to learn … It's through action.
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Happiness is just another of the tricks that our genetic system plays on us to carry out its only role, which is the survival of the species.
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The wise are wise only because they love.
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Publishing is in a kind of Jurassic age.
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I can’t tell someone that their dreams are impossible.
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When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.
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Once I found this possibility to use Twitter and Facebook and my blog to connect to my readers, I'm going to use it, to connect to them and to share thoughts that I cannot use in the book.
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Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world.
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Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger.
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I never say I am a guru.
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If someone is giving us something, that’s because we’re incapable of getting it for ourselves.
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To live is to experience things, not sit around pondering the meaning of life.
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Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.
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What can’t be cured must be endured.
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Everything for me is sacred, beginning with earth, but also going to things made by man.
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You want to know if the heart of a man or a woman can contain enough love for more than one person? … I think it's perfectly possible as long as one of those people doesn’t turn into … a Zahir.
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There is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.
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I don't set out to write about spirituality; I am free to do something different every time.
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It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.
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Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
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The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes.
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When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple.
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Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name the title out loud before finishing, I feel the energy I need to write will be drained. It's so intimate, I can't even share it with my wife.
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The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.