Zbigniew Herbert Quotes
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman.
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I never eat where the hotel recommends. I do my own research and then try the most highly rated options.
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Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.
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I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.
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There's a lot more to me than just power.
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I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.
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There is no substitute for jamming and getting to know each other on the road.
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The last thing you want to do when you are about to film a scene is think, 'Oh my God, so many people are going to watch this.'
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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No one can end it, but incidents of corruption can be reduced.
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Our approach to banking is very different from the traditional banks or even some of the new banks. We do not necessarily go out and write single-cheque, large-ticket loans.
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The crown of literature is poetry.
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I always put my fantasies in the realm of goals.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Stand-up comedy is an art form and it dies unless you expand it.
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Gooseberries aren't just for creamy desserts and pies.
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I am a total sucker for an actor's autobiography/biography. I have probably read most of them.
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Freedom to speak and write about public questions is as important to the life of our government as is the heart to the human body. In fact, this privilege is the heart of our government. If that heart be weakened, the result is debilitation; if it be stilled, the result is death.
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Being outside is a loose theme on 'Paracosm.' Acoustic-sounding instruments have that warmth to them that is really important to communicate. It was really important for me to tell a story – my favorite records have a narrative feel.
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I've always been a big fan of the Yeti, simply because I have an affiliation to Everest - who was the New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary, the guy that conquered it. He actually went on an expedition after the Everest climb to look for the Yeti, and they didn't find it, but they found a footprint and some hair samples that turned out to be a goat or something.
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Study the world's skin before you set out to look for its heart.
