Jorge Amado Quotes
Many things I might not write today because I no longer believe them, but I wouldn't change them, since I believed them at the time.
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I am very concerned about nutrition and always try to be careful about what I eat.
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.
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I think 'Tap Dogs' has lasted so long because people have a natural interest in tap dancing. This form of dancing can't be dated, it's such an intriguing form of dance because the feet are also an an instrument.
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What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
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For very long, I wasn't able to find a place for myself in movies. After my initial success, I didn't know how to capitalise on it.
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There's nothing I like more than picking fresh vegetables then putting them in the dinner you make that night.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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To do more of a concert thing, it takes so much preparation. You don't just show up and wing it. You're putting countless hours in the studio, not just to write and produce stuff, but to come up with edits and special things for the show.
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Men like me, who merely wish to establish political freedom, will in such circumstances lose all their influence, and others will get influence who may become dangerous to all established interests whatsoever.
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I think, no matter what, when you're writing songs, most people write about the extremes of their experiences.
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I'm never really going to be the normal teenager.
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Working in a bar was a horrific idea for me.
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I don't mind Ryan Bader thinking he deserves a title shot.
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I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of us get to play 'Blue Moon' in a hotel lobby.
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
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I love the Army with every bone in my body.
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I was actually a Cowboys fan.
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Women are called upon to defend every bit of progress we have made against particularly virulent attack. But we must also hold out a vision, put forth a positive agenda of what women need and want and then move forward toward that dream.
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I've learned never to try and force words to come.
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Elephant populations in India and also in the whole of Asia are under severe stress. The captive ones are rendered jobless due to changes in the mode of transport and lifestyle of people. The ones in the wild are also no better off, as the forests are shrinking.
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I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis. The Social Security Administration itself recently reported that the system is able to pay full benefits as they are defined today until at least 2042.
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It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.
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Many things I might not write today because I no longer believe them, but I wouldn't change them, since I believed them at the time.
