Renata Tebaldi (Renata Ersilia Clotilde Tebaldi) Quotes
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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I was lucky enough to go home and raise our babies.
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My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.
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History must share with reading, writing and arithmetic first rank as the most important subjects in the curriculum. Understanding the issues on which citizens of a republic are expected to vote is impossible without an understanding of the past.
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Jim Thompson understood something about the serial killer before the psychology caught up to it, which is that they are detached to it and they do want to get caught.
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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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I'd never kill myself for a man. I wouldn't do it for anybody.
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I am a self-critical perfectionist.
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I eat the same breakfast and lunch every day, both at my desk. I employ no time-saving tricks at all.
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You know when you find a great dress, you've gotta hold on to it.
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I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then.
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Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny.
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Yes, the marriage proposal was shot. Michael excluded the dialogue from the final edit.
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When you're in a black group, you have to keep in mind you're not black. You just have to be sensitive. We have to be appreciative that the black nationalist struggle is a nationalist struggle.
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I tour whether I have album out or not. I tour more than any other hip-hop artist.
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When you know something in your heart, you better not be quiet about it. You better speak out about it.
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Usually when I write a script, I have in mind some real people that I'm writing about, who don't always act in the film afterward.
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I hate birthdays.
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My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.
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I'd grown up an athletic child, a competitive soccer player since age 4, with stints ranging from months to years in gymnastics, softball, volleyball.
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When I was young I used to sit in the cinema thinking wouldn't it be great if you could have a film in which the characters were like real people instead of being like actors.
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I am a newspaper columnist and a professional screenwriter, but my real love is the novel for all the room it has for characters to come alive and breathe and face their challenges.
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You measure a government by how few people need help.
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I was in love many times. This is very good for a woman.
