Raul Julia (Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay) Quotes
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Of course, I started as a collector. A true collector. I can remember as if it were only yesterday the heart-pounding excitement as I spread out upon the floor of my bedroom The Edward G. Robinson Collection of Rare Cigar Bands. I didn't play at collecting. No cigar anywhere was safe from me.
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Women are jealous of cigars... they regard them as a strong rival.
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We all like people who do things, even if we only see their faces on cigar-box lids.
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And said to myself, as I lit my cigar, "Supposing a man had the wealth of the Czar Of the Russias to boot, for the rest of his days, On the whole do you think he would have much to spare If he married a woman with nothing to wear?
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Ah, if only I had brought a cigar with me! This would have established my identity.
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A cigar has "...a fire at one end and a fool at the other."
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What this country needs is a really good 5-cent cigar
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After a truly good meal, an outstanding cigar is still the most satisfying after-dinner activity that doesn't involve two human beings.
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Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.
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Why pay $100 on a therapy session when you can spend $25 on a cigar? Whatever it is will come back; so what, smoke another one.
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Maybe it's like becoming one with the cigar. You lose yourself in it; everything fades away: your worries, your problems, your thoughts. They fade into the smoke, and the cigar and you are at peace.
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I love reading; it's a great way to avoid writing.
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The most challenging part of being CEO is communicating to 200,000 people what you want done.
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Investors aren't willing to accept the idea that we're in an era of lower returns.
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The creative aspect is the most rewarding for me. By that, I mean seeing a concept come to life. It's the part where I sit in my restaurant Tabun Kitchen on a Friday night, listen to the buzz and see the delight on people's faces as they eat, soaking in and enjoying the atmosphere.
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There are two things worth living for, one is a good cigar, the other is a better one.
