C.P. Cavafy Quotes
That we've broken their statues, that we've driven them out of their temples, doesn't mean at all that the gods are dead. O land of Ionia, they're still in love with you, their souls still keep your memory.
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I need to eat a lot; otherwise, I feel faint. I get in the worst moods if I don't eat.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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India is an important market for Ericsson, not only as a telecom market but also as a global hub for R&D.
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The president has been more than willing to challenge the National Rifle Association, but that is like a Republican president standing up to labor unions - not a move that risks anything with his core supporters. Mr. Obama could show some real bravery by taking on Hollywood.
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Save yourself some grief. Check with the publicist you hire to see what other books he/she has coming out at the same time as yours.
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It's Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead.
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Be obscure clearly.
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You don't just wake up one morning and decide to become a singer-songwriter.
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All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.
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I don't know if I have a brand. I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf. I guess I'm kind of the feel-good story who's seen every level of professional golf.
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I always had this childhood image in the back of my mind of this fantastic place where all the things I liked came from; Orson Welles, jazz, all that stuff. Los Angeles is one of those places where somebodies become nobodies and nobodies become somebody.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Heartache is very fertile ground for song-making but so is happiness, so is absolute bliss.
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
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The young people who join extremist groups are clearly suffering from massive deficiencies in religious knowledge and are often politically gullible (when they are not attempting to salve pangs of conscience by cutting themselves off from a life of delinquency).
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I do secret stand-up shows around New York. I announce and tweet this to nobody - I get onstage and I do a quick five minutes.
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A child who does not play is not a child, but the man who doesn't play has lost forever the child who lived in him and who he will miss terribly.
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I have lots of memories of my father. He was an incredible father. We all loved him to death.
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The talent is on the rise in the Valley. That's why Valley teams can play with anyone in the country. As a conference we've beaten some pretty big programs this season and it's no accident. And the talent is only going to get better now that recruits can see what we're all about. We can play any style of ball.
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If I don't do something constructive every day, I feel like I have wasted my time, and I almost feel guilty for not doing something I could have learned from.
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I've done all my schooling at Chennai - it's always home for me. All my growing up years have been spent here, and I have really fond memories associated with the city.
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Talking about straws and camels' backs is just one way of approaching things. If you have enough camels, no backs need be broken.
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We may smile and the dog may wag the tail, but in essence, we have a set program and those programs are similar across individuals in the species.
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That we've broken their statues, that we've driven them out of their temples, doesn't mean at all that the gods are dead. O land of Ionia, they're still in love with you, their souls still keep your memory.
