Cesare Pavese Quotes
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I was too much of an innocent when I went to university.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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Anytime you interfere with a natural process, you're playing God. God determines what happens naturally. That means when a person's ill, he shouldn't go to a doctor because he's asking for interference with God's will. But of course, patients can't think that way.
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I was always very grateful I was never hot. In the entire length of my career, I haven't been the most adored.
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We think a modern cloud lets you decide when you want to upgrade. We don't decide for you.
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The poet speaks to all men of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.
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You never know what movie I will be in next, but let's just hope it's sells (for my sake at least)!
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If people still trust me with a funny line, then that is fine. If that is what gets me work.
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Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith.
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I realised a long time ago that instrumental music speaks a lot more clearly than English, Spanish, Yiddish, Swahili, any other language. Pure melody goes outside time.
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I let people fill in the blanks on their own. If they want to think about their ex, that's fine. If they want to think about maybe who one of my exes is, then that's fine. And it might not be right, because I'm the only one who knows what these songs are really about. It's the one shred of privacy I have in the matter.
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Somewhere, in some city in America, someone is wearing my clothes, and I'm happy with that.
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The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's 'How are your parents doing?'
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The poor are discussed as this homogeneous mash, like porridge. The idea that they might be individuals, and be where they are for very different, diverse reasons, again seems to escape some people.
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All of my lyrics are based on the one thing that's never failed me, and that's the Word of God.
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With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.
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By now, you've heard endless warnings about the risk of short, trivial passwords. There's a good chance you ignore them.
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I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority of the Church. I am hopelessly unworthy of it, but I hope to become worthy.
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The strengthening of behavior which results from reinforcement is appropriately called 'conditioning'. In operant conditioning we 'strengthen' an operant in the sense of making a response more probable or, in actual fact, more frequent.
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'Guardians of the Galaxy' is tongue-in-cheek and has a sense of humor about itself. But it's nothing like 'Deadpool.' 'Deadpool' is this super-bizarre thing. The best thing about it is that it's R-rated.
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The cutting of primeval forest and other disasters, fueled by the demands of growing human populations, are the overriding threat to biological diversity everywhere.
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As a bathtub lined with white porcelain, When the hot water gives out or goes tepid, So is the slow cooling of our chivalrous passion, O my much praised but-not-altogether-satisfactory lady.
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I eat a lot of pizza and really unhealthy food.
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But all years are stupid. It's only when they're over that they become interesting.
