Cesare Pavese Quotes
Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed of it in our adolescence and maturity. That is why childhood seems so long. Probably every period of life is multiplied by our reflections upon the next.
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My daughter is my passion and my life.
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I was never one to sit down and write a plan for my future.
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Jessica Lange was my biggest crush when I was a kid.
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I'm very respectful in everything I wear. I think about it.
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I tell people marriage is a compromise, and so are renovations.
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Each generation of scientists stands upon the shoulders of those who have gone before.
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No one's ever happy with their position in Hollywood. You hear that from people you'd never dream would complain.
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I love cats. I've had cats as pets.
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You know, it's always good to have seen a track before, just to kind of know where the little bumps are here and there, and just the general feel for the size.
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There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.
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New York is more where art is bought than where art is made.
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Like I said, I'm more worried long term about the environmental issues then the use of arms.
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True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.
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At one point, we were across the street from the Sharon Tate house; at another, we lived in Elvis's old Bel Air bachelor pad. It was where he first met the Beatles.
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Hungary does not need a single migrant for the economy to work or the population to sustain itself or for the country to have a future.
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Most believers struggle to really believe in the supernatural as a meaningful, deterministic reality except during moments when they are drawn to it, perhaps during a worship service or while reading a novel like 'Adam.' Being drawn to this truth is the first step to living a life in accordance to this truth.
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There is a fantasy as old as the modern gay rights movement that if all our skins turned lavender overnight, the majority, confounded by our numbers and our diversity, and recognising a few of our faces, would at once let go of prejudice forevermore.
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The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They have a very public role there.
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The real world is far more hellish for all us than any fictional representation of it.
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I prefer the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.
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CHILDHOOD IS THAT STATE WHICH ENDS THE MOMENT A PUDDLE IS FIRST VIEWED AS AN OBSTACLE INSTEAD OF AN OPPORTUNITY
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Evolution teaches us the original purpose of language was to ritualize men's threats and curses, his spells to compel the gods; communication came later.
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Each year, therefore, a dollar spent on alcoholic beverages has purchased a smaller quantity.
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Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed of it in our adolescence and maturity. That is why childhood seems so long. Probably every period of life is multiplied by our reflections upon the next.
