Alain J. P. Belda Quotes
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The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy.
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I don't consider myself a musician. I'm an artist.
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If you saw pictures of me as a kid, you'd laugh because I was always in football kit.
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I feel like I've forcefully been thrust into the tech world, and I've enjoyed every minute of it.
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I love running and I will always run.
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Short stories are fiction's R & D department, and failed or less-than-conclusive experiments are not just to be expected but to be hoped for.
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I did stand-up comedy for seventeen years. I need to explore other things.
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There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.
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Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared.
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I can paint pictures, but I cannot rule men.
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I'm not a libertarian in the sense that I think all these social programs should be abolished in any sense.
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The greatest of vices according to Buddha is the lazy yielding to the impulses of temperament (pamada); the greatest virtue (appamada) is the opposite of this, the awakening from the sloth and lethargy of the senses, the constant exercise of the active will.
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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Wouldn't it have been better to change humanity so it no longer desired to destroy itself?
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Our redneck reputation back then was originally just because we had long hair. Back in the '60s and the early '70s, in the South that was kind of a no-no. At all the Army and Navy bases we'd play, we would get into fights with the soldiers over our hair. But I think our music overshadowed everything else.
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It is unfortunate that the poor judgment shown by a small group of young actors has tarnished the reputation of every child who has ever appeared before a camera.
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I strongly favor shortening the campaign season and putting more primaries and caucuses on the same day, preferably regionally.
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Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life.
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There was a time I thought about being a professional guide. I'm a big outdoorsman, but the acting thing has always been there - always something I wanted to do.
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When one has made his demands upon the Universal, he must be ready for surprises. Everything may seem to be going wrong, when in reality, it is going right.
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I don't feel much pressure at all. I have great family support, and they take a lot of pressure off me. They help to control media and public interest.
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Tollywood is where I made a name for myself, and it's all thanks to the love and affection my fans have showered on me. The least I can do in return is to learn to speak the Telugu language correctly.
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There is no boon in nature. All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil, self-denial, and study.
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We are focused on managing what is under our control.
