Nelson Rodrigues Quotes
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My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As to my evil deeds and my sins, He hid them at once. The eyes of those who saw them, He made even blind; and He has blotted them out of their memory.
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
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The TV business is soul crushing, talent destroying and human being destroying.
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Accordingly the Northern races of Europe found their inspiration in the Bible; and the enthusiasm for it has not yet quite faded away.
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He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it.
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When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.
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Any negotiated, peaceful solution to the problems between the United States and peoples, or any people of Latin America, which does not imply force or the use of force, must be addressed in accordance with international principles and norms.
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The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.
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We all have the archetype inside us of the enlightened being.
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If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily.
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I love being in a courtroom.
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Hemingway's minimalism is based on the psychological mechanics of repression. An echo of his approach can be detected in a favorite trope of 1980s minimalists: a pattern of reference to dire secrets and hidden wounds these authors didn't realize they were supposed to have imagined.
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Lebanon, Israel, Ireland, South Africa - wherever there is a bleeding sore on the body of the world, the same hard-eyed narrow-minded fanatics are busy, indifferent to life, in love with death.
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I don't like writing with real people in mind.
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'SpongeBob SquarePants' is a great show, and it centers on a character that is courageously nice. Why is SpongeBob interesting? It's because he has passion. He has a passion for chasing jellyfish.
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Surviving is the only glory in war.
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If we try to 'protect ourselves', our nation-states begin to look like prisons.
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It is more profitable for your congressman to support the tobacco industry than your life.
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Authentic gospel preaching always engages people with eternal issues.
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You think you know what love is - until you have a child and discover that unconditional mother love.
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Love is eternal. If it ends, it wasn't love.
