Jorge Amado Quotes
I'm under no illusions about the importance of my work. But if it has any worth, it is that it truly reflects the Brazilian people.
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The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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For me, songwriting starts with a melody. When a musician plays a chord progression, either the words and vocal melody come to me, or they don't. That's how I determine who to write with. It works, or it doesn't.
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Histories are to educate so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I don't try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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Ask any teenage girl to describe her perfect bedroom, and you'll get answers like 'a room with a private phone line, a place to hang out with friends, and for it to be way-cool and funky.' Ask parents the same question, and 'a locked door that opens on their 21st birthday' might top the list!
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I want do a Mandarin language movie. It'll probably be the next movie I do after the one I do next.
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All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.
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I have had wrinkles on my forehead and my smile line since I was a kid. I see them in my own kids. I know what they're going to look like. So it's kind of like that's my personality. I feel the older you get, too, the more confident you become just in your own skin.
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I don't want to mess with my face. So I'm becoming fluent in French so I can go to France and make French films when I'm 60.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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I am a just man.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.
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This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
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When I did 'Hot Fuzz,' I tried to get Barbara Steele in the movie, but I was told she had retired.
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I only started playing piano because I had chickenpox when I was about 14 and wasn't allowed to play my drums for a whole week... We had a piano in the house, so I just sat down and played that instead.
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My stories are not Christianized at all. I don't even have any Christians in my stories. What they are, are stories about ordinary people going through extraordinary circumstances in which I'm exploring truth. How light overcomes darkness in a way that's unmistakable to anyone who has any kind of faith.
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We believe we need to stimulate this economy.
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It's easy for people to strike if they're not working on a regular basis.
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You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.
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When I first met YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, I was moderating a panel she was on for Harvard alums. We were both wrapping up our maternity leaves. She had just had her fifth child; I'd just had my second. We traded tips on maternity clothes, and I peppered her with questions about how she finds her balance.
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I'm under no illusions about the importance of my work. But if it has any worth, it is that it truly reflects the Brazilian people.
