Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
Picasso never thought of himself as avant-garde. I just find it a bad way to think of yourself.
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I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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The physical part of comedy is as hard as a lot of action movies. It scares me, but in a way that I like.
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I think the Matrix effect is over-used and I don't do it anymore.
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I think poetry's always a kind of faith. It is the kind that I have.
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No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies.
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I never went to a university, and I am proud to say so because I don't think I have done too badly.
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I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry.
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I believe in free trade. I don't support regulating trade prices between different regions. Our point of view is we don't want trade barriers between different countries.
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It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.
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I desperately need the love of complete strangers. That's one reason I overtip. I love when skycaps, waiters, and valets are happy to see me.
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Picasso never thought of himself as avant-garde. I just find it a bad way to think of yourself.
