Vanna Bonta Quotes
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I was thinking about it: so many of my stories are about my family life, not about being related to a lot of famous people. That's my grandma, that's my mama, my daddy, my aunt, my uncle, my stepdaddy. I'd probably tell them even if they weren't well known.
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When I turned 11, my dad decorated a room at the Standard hotel in Los Angeles in a '60s, Austin Powers style. There was human bowling: You run inside a giant inflatable ball and try to knock down pins. To this day, adults say it was one of the craziest parties they've ever been to.
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Remember that we are all human beings trying to do what we love to do.
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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
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A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands.
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When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
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The good name of the United Nations is one of its most valuable assets - but also one of its most vulnerable. The Charter calls on staff to uphold the highest levels of efficiency, competence and integrity, and I will seek to ensure to build a solid reputation for living up to that standard.
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Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.
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I don't want them to read what I'm writing and say, 'I think that's right,' and agree with me. I want them to read something and then walk away and be haunted by it.
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My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness.
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In a democracy, power is not permanent.
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I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes I feel rather proud of having made various the loathsome people or groups angry, at other times I wonder why I put up with such grief.
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After I made my hit in 'Salome,' Universal sent me to New York so I could learn to be a proper movie star.
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I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman.
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I don't know how I got involved in 'Celebrity Wife Swap.' It came from my agent Hugh. He got the opportunity for me.
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But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that is the happiness of being truly loved.
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I played soccer when I was a kid. I started when I was 8 and played for 8 more years. I was pretty good. I used to train with Atletico Nacional, which is one of the most important teams in Colombia. I used to train every day.
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Most victims of my autobiographical verse are either far too polite, remarkably understanding unaware that I have written poems about them.
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I don't see myself doing any comedies. I like comedies as much as anyone else; I just don't really have a desire to do them.
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The best would be to fly in space with family and friends.
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You have to make the mistakes and have those failures in order to learn from them and grow and improve... But for me, the best way to combat any of that beating yourself up or overanalysing, the most important part is always to be prepared to the best of your ability.
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I consider myself more exportant than important.
