Cesare Pavese Quotes
Why so much innuendo, draped like ivy to hide a cesspool, when everyone knew the cesspool was there?
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary.
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Beaujolais is so underrated.
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Unfortunately, the mechanism for doing philanthropy in a structured way isn't yet in place in India. I already do a fair bit and support various causes such as education, sanitation, health. But selling costly drugs at affordable prices is philanthropy in itself.
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Criticism of a policy is welcome. But in the garb of criticizing a policy, if you allege that the policy was made for corrupt purposes, I reject it.
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You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.
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You can't take the New York out of the girl. It's like a little country girl coming to the big city.
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I'm not interested in perfection. The universe is perfect, and there are some works of art that we see as perfect, but human beings aren't perfect.
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Whenever I look at the history of presidents I deeply admire - the one thing that I'm always struck by is persistence. It's a quality that's underrated. Being able to plough through, being able to stay buoyant in the face of challenges.
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If we truly want to have world peace, we have to end human trafficking.
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If I traveled all my life And I never get to stop and settle down Long as I have you by my side There's a roof above and good walls all around You're my castle, you're my cabin and my instant pleasure dome I need you in my house 'cause you're my home.
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That we we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
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Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
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Nothing ever fatigues me, but doing what I do not like.
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The roughest part is showing up. Once you throw yourself into the scene, it's just great fun to let it all go and not be self-conscious, and stop questioning whether you're sufficient.
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Even if I'm talking about something that's negative, I look at it as putting my mistakes out there for people to learn from it.
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I'm blessed. I'm blessed every day I wake up. So I just try to maximize every day to the fullest.
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It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide.
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Any story told is a lie cunningly told to hide the real world from the poor bastards who live in it.
