Saul Bellow Quotes
It's usually the selfish people who are loved the most. They do what you deny yourself, and you love them for it. You give them your heart.
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. 'Ice Ice Baby' is about that area.
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A lot of guys try to mingle with me because of who I am. If I encounter a guy with a clean heart, I will go by my instincts. I guess my man won't be from the film industry.
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Spontaneity is what travel is all about.
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I think that its easy to think of the environment as all doom and gloom and that, 'What can we do, it's too late. And the polar bears are gone, and everything is gone.' But really, just the little steps that we can make as individuals make a big difference.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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I am a just man.
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I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.
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Social Security is too vital to be lumped into backroom budget talks where the views of ordinary Americans risk going unheard.
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He is not someone who went off to play in Europe and only a few Americans follow. He has the potential to be on magazine covers and more newspaper coverage.
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The family code in Egypt is one of the worst family codes in the Arab world. Polygamy. The husband is having absolute power over the family.
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I think the Bush Administration was bound and determined on regime change, and we will be paying the price of that for some time to come.
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I need to be looked after. I'm not talking about diamond rings and nice restaurants and fancy stuff – in fact, that makes me uncomfortable. I didn't grow up with it, and it's not me, you know. But I need someone to say to me, 'Shall I run you a bath?' or 'Let's go to the pub, just us.'
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In the years to come, the combination of climate change and population growth could have a devastating effect on the planet and, needless to say, on humanity.
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In a sense it's a lot crazier when you're on the road and it's a lot less stable, but it's actually really healthy for me because it keeps me from isolating, which I tend to do a lot.
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Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course.
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I try to look at people like Adele and Norah Jones, who are very successful but don't have to deal with scandals.
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I'm amazed, as quirky, individual and selfish as most of us are, that anyone stays married for long.
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I think it is rewarding to manage, but it is not what I am passionate about. Managing more than 200 people, maybe 150 people, isn't fun to me and is not my skill set.
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Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not change their minds are incompetents in asylums, and those in cemeteries.
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It's usually the selfish people who are loved the most. They do what you deny yourself, and you love them for it. You give them your heart.
