Vittorio Alfieri Quotes
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There was never a great man who had not a great mother.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
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Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
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Race differences show up early in life.
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When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing it, as I'm writing it.
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As to which is cuter, a puppy or a baby, I'm going to say that probably depends less on the particular puppy and more on the baby. I've seen pictures of me as an infant and consider myself lucky that nobody ever offered my parents the opportunity to trade me for a beagle.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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In Europe and the United States, you've got different systems to select candidates, and no system is perfect.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.
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'Sairat' is a film I absolutely loved. I have great regard for the movie and its film-maker. The movie blew my mind.
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I think I really benefited from going to college.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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'Entourage' was a show that existed around wish-fulfillment. People watched it because they wanted to believe they could go on private jets and be hanging out in Hollywood, but as a show, comedically, it was not funny. Not a funny show. It's funny, ironically, because of how terrible it is.
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Writing and directing, to me, was the logical evolution from my life as an actor: going from telling someone else's story to actually creating my own. Perhaps one day I will do all three: write, direct, and act in the same production. That might get a little hectic, though.
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Life is full of regrets, but it doesn't pay to look back.
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I don't like to read the Internet; I'm not aware of what's going on.
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Human beings cannot be willed and molded into non-existence.
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The institution of marriage works better when there's a spiritual connection. If you're marrying just for the sake of the woman, then you may lose interest in each other very soon. When we marry in the interest of the Holy Spirit with the intention of serving God and humanity, then it gives a much larger perspective.
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I believe we should spend less time worrying about the quantity of books children read and more time introducing them to quality books that will turn them on to the joy of reading and turn them into lifelong readers.
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All the joys - animal and human - of a free life are mine. I have escaped everything that is artificial, conventional, customary.
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Joy, when it is excessive, overcomes as much as grief.
