Paul Claudel Quotes
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When I was growing up, we never had much money. My parents were divorced young, but I was always surrounded by loving individuals. They couldn't give us riches, but they gave us their stories, their hearts, and their time.
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When I'm in my 50s, I kind of think I'll want to be in a garden.
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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
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How much do you engage yourself in what's truly real and important in life? That's the individual question.
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You can't control where your heart goes.
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I have a preference for film just because of the familiarity. It's what I know, and I sort of have nostalgia for it.
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One of the biggest things that happens to many people when they have kids is that you suddenly realize that you're not going to last forever. You know there is another generation who are the heroes of their own stories, and that is humbling.
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All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
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I was a pop freak. I love music. Of course, I knew soul because I grew up in it. Writing it and everything. I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is universal. Therefore, I felt no boundaries.
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Cricket, the whole thing, playing, watching, being part of the Gaieties, has been a central feature of my life.
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I believe that everything has a shelf life.
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The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think.
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Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
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Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.
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I've dated men my age, younger than me and older. The only difference is the young ones are quicker at taking out the garbage.
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I don't like the word 'urban' because I think it's a bit of a generalisation and they use it to class music, but I don't think it's a word that necessarily classes music.
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I don't go online, I don't read reviews, I try not to look at anything on the Internet.
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Journalists ask me, 'Why don't you ever talk about sex in your performances?' True, I don't talk about sex – not in my personal life and not in my professional life. This is modesty.
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I find it always pleasurable talking with young people, particularly those aspiring to be writers, out of nostalgia, and because I've always felt that we oldies can learn so much from them and draw from them inspiration in our flagging and rickety years.
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Nostalgia is something we think of as fuzzy. But it's pain. Pain concerning the past.
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We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.
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If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and faithfulness to be fundamental, has no friends who are not like him, and when he has made mistakes, he is not afraid of correcting them.
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I think, for any actor, dealing with the paranormal is intriguing.
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Speak about Christ only when you are asked. But live so that people ask about Christ!
