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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Nature is wont to hide herself.
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The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.
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It's ironic that most evangelical churches are filled with people who live very much like the world but look different from it. It should be exactly the opposite. We should look similar to those in our community but act differently.
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Why so much innuendo, draped like ivy to hide a cesspool, when everyone knew the cesspool was there?
