Ernest Hemingway Quotes
As a Nobel Prize winner I cannot but regret that the award was never given to Mark Twain, nor to Henry James, speaking only of my own countrymen. Greater writers than these also did not receive the prize. I would have been happy - happier - today if the prize had been given to that beautiful writer Isak Dinesen.
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I was blacklisted because of this activity, so I'm not a typical anything.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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The road to democracy is rarely smooth, but for Egyptian women, it has been exceptionally bumpy.
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For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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I gave up on the delusion that these players enjoy soccer as much as I do, that they play for the love of the game.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make life so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than it's ever been before.
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Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated.
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I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
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Abstract anger is great for rhetorical carrying on. You can go on endlessly about the post office, but it doesn't mean you're mad at your mailman.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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I wasn't happy with my performance at the World Championships in Daegu. I had an unbelievable race in the heats, but misjudged the semi and finished last.
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Romania is still very much underutilizing its natural and human potential.
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I like to accentuate the feminine form, so I'm a big fan of corsets. A woman's body is beautiful and should be shown off and celebrated. I love a simple and elegant dress that highlights my waist.
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How could you get angry with Jackie Gleason?
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The sympathy which is reverent with what it cannot understand is worth its weight in gold.
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The decision as to when to photograph, the actual click of the shutter, is partly controlled from the outside, by the flow of life, but it also comes from the mind and the heart of the artist. The photograph is his vision of the world and expresses, however subtly, his values and convictions.
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Back in the '80s, a lot of the images I used were from TV or from films on TV.
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I have no idea why, but I find that men make more of an impact on me in films than women - even very beautiful ones.
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As a Nobel Prize winner I cannot but regret that the award was never given to Mark Twain, nor to Henry James, speaking only of my own countrymen. Greater writers than these also did not receive the prize. I would have been happy - happier - today if the prize had been given to that beautiful writer Isak Dinesen.
