Alessandro Baricco Quotes
Perhaps sometimes life shows you a side of itself which leaves you with nothing more to say.
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My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
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Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn't pay off.
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I'm a machine man, and I head a machine.
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I've always sung in choirs and acapella groups, but when I was in college, I finally started writing songs and playing with a band, and that ignited a desire to do it full time and pour everything I had into it.
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Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
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As far as expectations go, you can never work for expectations. You have to work against them.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.
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The squandering of oil and gas is associated with one of the greatest tragedies, not in the least resolved, which is suffered by humankind: climate change.
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I do feel bad when my films don't do well, but I respect audiences' verdict because they know well which films to support. If they don't like a film, we should accept it.
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By the end of 2020, the only region of the world that will still have a lot of 2G connections may be Africa.
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Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.
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Art historians agree that Da Vinci's paintings contain hidden levels of meaning that go well beneath the surface of the paint. Many scholars believe his work intentionally provides clues to a powerful secret... a secret that remains protected to this day by a clandestine brotherhood of which Da Vinci was a member.
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Buildings are forms of performances.
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If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down.
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I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.
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The scene was attempted a second time, up on top of the fort, and cameras didn't even roll. Michael, though he wasn't admitting it, wasn't sure how to shoot the scene.
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When I want to kick it up, I like to add hardwood chips or chunks to the grill; it adds bold smoky flavors. The most common woods are hickory and mesquite, but you can find alder, apple, cherry and, my personal favorite, pecan.
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The Catholics will never like me because of my divorces.
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We skim over the surface thoughtlessly. But we must acknowledge that thinking well is a time-consuming process. We can't expect instant results. We have to slow down a bit, and take the time to contemplate, meditate, and even pray. It is the only route to a more meaningful and efficient existence.
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I would put her appeal down to consistency. In their eyes, she has never let them down. There's a sameness, but at the same time a vitality.
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My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.
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Perhaps sometimes life shows you a side of itself which leaves you with nothing more to say.
