Carles Puigdemont Quotes
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A feeling of alienation existed in India about life in Pakistan because most of what was known was negative. So, everyone used to believe things in our country are always bad, and we don't lead a happy life. But this has changed to some extent. After watching our dramas, people now know that we lead our lives similar to the way they live.
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Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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From being a waiter, to a door-to-door salesman, to a car-washer, to a delivery boy - I have done it all.
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I never really thought of myself as being an action hero or a leading man or any of that. I'm a character actor.
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I feel like the writers that I'm drawn to, the writers that I really cling to, are the writers who seem to be writing out of a desperate act. It's like their writing is part of a survival kit. Those are the writers that I just absolutely cherish and carry with me everywhere I go.
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I don't run behind authority.
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More than half of all the hip hop record sales are white people, and I think that might be a result of my record helping people to accept hip hop.
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Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.
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I've always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career.
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Poetry is also the physical self of the poet, and it is impossible to separate the poet from his poetry.
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Everyone's struggle is different. Just because I wasn't struggling on the streets, it doesn't mean I don't know what it's like to struggle.
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I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. You have to keep trying new things.
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I actually don't have a single regret, professionally or domestically. I planned it that way.
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I'm blessed because I had my mom as a teacher - sixth through eighth grade - and she is one of the best teachers I've ever had.
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Every woman is a character - but people need to see I'm a regular human. It's like you wear a pink wig and you're no longer human all of sudden.
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When you're an everyday player, not playing is very hard. It's worse when the games are close because you can't do anything about it.
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When you're learning, especially to write, unless you're some incredibly gifted writer, a young Malcom Gladwell, say, you need to be imitating people. You need to be imitating how they make their work, how they structure it, how they design the pieces. It gives you chops; it gives you moves.
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Start with the least amount of money possible. Some people say they need a certain amount to start, and I say you need a half of that or a third of that. That gives you the biggest return. If you put all your eggs in one basket, it's harder to adapt when you need to. Unless it's very capital-intensive, you don't need much money.
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Don't think OF your goals, think FROM them.
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The return to normality is a defeat for the terrorists.
