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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There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.
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Nothing in life prepares you to be famous.
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We are not here to triumph by fighting, by strata gem, or by resistance, not to fight with beasts as men. We have fought the beast and have conquered. We have only to conquer now, by suffering. This is the easier victory.
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There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them.
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Study the world's skin before you set out to look for its heart.
