Camilo Jose Cela Quotes
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If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.
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Help the man-in-the-street make sense of the bewildering.
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Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.
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Researchers looked at news programs on major broadcast and cable networks between 2008 and 2012 and found that of those labeled as domestic terrorists, 81% were identifiable as Muslims - this despite the fact that FBI reports from the period studied revealed that only 6% of domestic terrorist suspects were Muslim.
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The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society.
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I like nicotine because it excites my brain and helps me work.
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I haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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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 had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
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The most precious things in speech are pauses.
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However, the radio and national media depend much more on the hype from a good record label, and from a ' buzz ' about a band, then from just one or two good shows. There are a lot of artists that have a ton of good press going for them, and still do not make it big in the US.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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I've been a war reporter and a human rights defender. A professor and a columnist. A diplomat and - by far most thrillingly - a mother. And what I've learned from all these experiences is that any change worth making is going to be hard. Period.
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Dance should mean something to you.
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I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me.
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I like working with my own body weight, and I just do the best job I can to be healthy and strong, both before and after a fight.
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Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I'd sew my own clothing, too. I looked a little strange compared to the other kids. But the thing was, I felt I looked amazing, so what other people thought never bothered me.
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One good thing about leaving daily journalism was that I was no longer obliged to read all the book prize short lists.
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I grew up in the age of radio where we just went wherever the jobs were available. The job doing afternoons at Z100 was, funny enough, the only job I could find.
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Strangely enough, I wasn't into fast guitarists. I preferred Peter Green's subtle touch. I saw him with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the Marquee Club in London and was very impressed. He was the only guitarist I've ever seen to turn the volume control on his guitar down during a solo.
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I was being categorized as some kind of twangy songwriter. And that's just not how I see myself.
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Most married couples spend the whole day apart, the woman in the house, the man in the office or study or workshop.
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There are two kinds of man: the ones who make history and the ones who endure it.
