Italo Calvino Quotes
Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world.
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I was able to really see that connection as a football player where success requires a lot of hard work and effort, physically and mentally.
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There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.
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If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.
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The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!
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Living in New York for 10 months was incredible; it was everything I thought it was going to be and more.
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I eat super clean and am always watching what I eat.
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There's a consequence for everything, and that goes back to the Bible for me.
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How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.
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I wanted to be as authentic as possible because, first of all, Jean Shrimpton is still alive. And, she's interesting enough to be played accurately. I didn't need to add things.
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When I lost my record deal, and my phone wasn't ringing, I realized that I had to reassess who Vesta was and figure out what was going wrong. I knew it wasn't my singing ability. So it had to be that I was expendable because I didn't have the right look.
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I've often felt I've been born out of my time, and when I started Fairground Attraction in the 1980s, I wanted to be a 1940s jazz singer.
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Oh, I'm definitely a wild child.
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I lived a very isolated life. When you start at 20, you have a lot of nonsense to work out of your system.
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'Can't Stop the Music' has become a cult film. It's kind of shocking to me. People come up to me all the time and say, 'I just saw it!'
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I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
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I like to have curves and feel like a woman. I hope that people see that in my photos and know that healthy is better than skinny.
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And may that Being who is supreme over all, the Patron of Order, the Fountain of Justice, and the Protector in all ages of the world of virtuous liberty, continue His blessing upon this nation and its Government and give it all possible success and duration consistent with the ends of His providence.
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Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world.
