Eugenio Montale Quotes
The new man is born too old to tolerate the new world. The present conditions of life have not yet erased the traces of the past. We run too fast, but we still do not move enough. He looks but he does not contemplate, he sees but he does not think.
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I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives.
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When what we are is what we want to be, that's happiness.
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Anyone who's been through divorce will know that every day is really hard.
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After 2012, all of the Washington political consultants and all the mainstream media came to Republicans and said, 'You've got to do better with Hispanics, and the way to do better with Hispanics is to embrace amnesty.' And, look, a lot of Republicans in Washington were scared.
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Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.
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I don't know if I actually am good at the sight of blood. An accident on the street gets me very, very upset.
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I need to be doing different things all the time; it's just part of who I am.
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Most of my stuff, I never really watch.
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I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.
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I came up with a story and I wrote it.
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I am musical and I enjoy theatre, but I never wanted to just do theatre. I always wanted to go into film. I love film. I loved growing up in the theatre, but I always wanted to do film all along. But, I still pursue music separately.
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The true measure of success for the U.N. is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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What I try to keep an eye on is I don't work for the party bosses in Washington. I work for 26 million Texans.
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There's a certain fear of simplicity. I think that's the thing, when you're younger as an artist, you get this idea in your head that complexity equals quality. The more notes you're playing, the better.
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People like music when they're in love, but they don't need it as much. You need music when you're missing someone or you're pining for someone or you're forgetting someone or you're trying to process what just happened.
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I wouldn't say I'm vain - I'm just in a job where the way you look is important. Well, at least the facelift wasn't vanity, but the hair was.
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Authors need to decide if they want to keep forever to themselves, or share forever with a publisher who takes over half the cover price.
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Make pumpkin bread as the default gift for everyone. It is cheap, it is beloved, it is carbs.
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I had Hallowe'en parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.
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When you are talking about someone's art, it is usually so personal.
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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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All fighters run. The constant motion prepares you for being in the ring. And running strengthens your legs. Punching power comes from your lower body.
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The new man is born too old to tolerate the new world. The present conditions of life have not yet erased the traces of the past. We run too fast, but we still do not move enough. He looks but he does not contemplate, he sees but he does not think.
