Jose Marti Quotes
Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and not ourselves, for it is not of our making.
Quotes to Explore
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Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.
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Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
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Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends.
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We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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I dedicated my 20s, my passion and energy to the name 'Rain.' I always did my best, and I thought if I did, it would eventually show, and even if it didn't turn out well, I wouldn't have any regrets.
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I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.
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In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues.
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Sweden is the home of my ancestors, and I have reserved a special place in my heart for Sweden.
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Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
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You can be vegetarian and eat fish. It's your choice, just say: 'I am what I am.' There are no hardcore divisions anymore.
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Luckily, many other people tell me how they have had a particular landscape photograph of mine in their office or bedroom for 15 years and it always speaks to them strongly whenever they see it.
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Even if I tried to fill up the stadium in Ramat Gan, I don't think I could.
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Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.
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I've been privileged to meet presidents and sing at inaugurations and other political events.
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When I was 15, I worked as a bag boy in a grocery store. I also needed to walk old ladies to their car and put their bags in the car, and they would give me two dollars. I felt like the richest man in the world.
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When we talk about compassion we talk in terms of being kind. But compassion is not so much being kind; it is being creative [enough] to wake a person up.
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From the fear and constriction that's sort of always pulling us back and keeping us in old modalities, I feel like any expansive act of kindness, thoughtfulness, and generosity, helps tip the scale toward a more conscious, liberated existence for everyone.
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Before breaking into music, I had various jobs: forklift driver, driving a courier. But I was forced into working rather than doing it off my own bat because that was my dad's way: you got a job and paid your way.
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I think the world looks down on Republicans for their socially conservative views, which includes religion in government.
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Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and not ourselves, for it is not of our making.
