Cesare Pavese Quotes
We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
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I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
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Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
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Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy.
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Sometimes we have to take on jobs that we don't love, and I always encourage any creative person to use those as the fuel to do the things that you do love to do, even if they don't pay.
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I'm really silly. That's the thing that people don't get.
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I do not believe in populism. I am not a supporter of radical decisions. Practice has shown that usually these are harmful.
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Modeling is basically 'Buy more stuff! Don't you want some more stuff? It will make you look ten years younger and men will like you!' If I'd wanted to be a salesperson, I would have got a job selling.
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With any kind of mean girl, or anyone who bullies anyone, there's always a reason for it. There is that sadness in them or insecurity that makes them feel like they need to act out or hurt other people.
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For some reason, Superman seems to be held to higher standards on the subject of secret/super identities than other superheroes. No one ever says, 'Peter Parker was a nerdy kid. He can't possibly be Spider-Man, attract a good-looking gal, work in a newspaper, etc.' And no one gets hung up on whether his nerdiness is a disguise.
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People will tell you anything but what they do is always the truth.
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For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.
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I have had just an excess of energy. That's why I've always been active.
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Some people get very confused about my game. They think it's better if the court is slow, because I have a good defence. But the faster it is, the better for me. My spin is more painful for my opponents, my aggressive game works better.
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I give away thousands of paintings for free.
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I'm not a tyrant, but I can't afford to be merciful. Whatever it is necessary to do, I will do it.
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I was never cold-blooded enough to look for a gap in the market. I loved stories and wanted to tell stories that should be told.
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For acting, if there's a strong female role and there is that action element, for me that just feels really natural.
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There's more student debt than credit card debt! Everywhere I go, I run into young people trying to build careers while they keep shelling out money on their education loans. If the economy is looking for a new generation of home-buyers, I can't imagine they'll get it from these folks.
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That's one thing the musicians don't remember: you don't choose your demographic - they choose you.
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I do not remember having felt, as a boy, any passion for mathematics, and such notions as I may have had of the career of a mathematician were far from noble. I thought of mathematics in terms of examinations and scholarships: I wanted to beat other boys, and this seemed to be the way in which I could do so most decisively.
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We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
