Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos Quotes
Wherever there is Cuban music there will be the aura of the Buena Vista Social Club, for whom the farewell tour is also the end of an era. It’s something that makes you sad, to a certain point, for those of us who have seen this project grow.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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All men begin their learning with Homer.
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My schedule is so crazy.
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You don't have to feel confident to act confident. In fact, it's the most important acting job you can learn.
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I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.
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I was halfway through a rough draft of 'The Sisters Brothers' when it came time to start the 'Terri' adaptation.
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The idea that motherhood is inherently somehow a threat to creativity is just absurd.
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I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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You say to yourself: 'What could people, in all these countries, find in my books?' and yet I think we're all the same, anywhere. Everybody is a hero or a dramatic person in their own story if you just know where to look.
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Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.
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My dad's a Republican. My dad's my mentor. When I was 18 or whatever it was and I decided to register to vote. My dad's Republican, so that's what I decided to register as.
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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Successful entrepreneurs find the balance between listening to their inner voice and staying persistent in driving for success - because sometimes success is waiting right across from the transitional bump that's disguised as failure.
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I have always watched my close friends fall in love, but I never thought it would happen to me.
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I'm still me even after all that's happened.
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Iran can never get a nuclear weapon, and it never will as long as I have anything to say about it.
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I want anything I produce to be good for people kind enough to try it, but it's the momentum and process I enjoy most.
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We'll raise it with Secretary Rice, asking her to understand our situation, ... I do believe on this one the administration needs to stop taking assistance from the powerful lumber lobby.
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To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
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There is no such thing as a free lunch.
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It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism.
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Wherever there is Cuban music there will be the aura of the Buena Vista Social Club, for whom the farewell tour is also the end of an era. It’s something that makes you sad, to a certain point, for those of us who have seen this project grow.
