Gao Xingjian Quotes
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To be honest, I am very worried about the possibility of the U.K. leaving the E.U. But of course, like in the case of Catalonia, we have to respect the right to decide of the British people on a relationship that part of the Brits consider is not satisfying enough.
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Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.
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I just didn't realize how powerful 'CHiPs' was.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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I'm part Cuban, so anything with a good beat like Rumberos de Cuba gets me going.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
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I work in a business of extremes, so when you are with someone who is very calm and logical, it's a great kind of balance to have.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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Husbands and wives, first be faithful to each other. Second, keep the romance going all of your life by courting each other every day.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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Whatever is not commonly seen is condemned as alien.
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Religious faith, like political belief, should be based on reasoning, on the development of thought and feelings. The two things are inseparable.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.
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I get an awful lot of people coming up and saying they went to school with me. There must have been 80,000 pupils at that school!
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Everyday, everywhere our children spread their dreams beneath our feet and we should tread softly.
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Putin said I was a genius. I do say this: Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we actually could get along with Russia and China and some other countries that we don’t get along with, and then we go out and knock the hell out of ISIS? Wouldn’t it be nice if we cleaned that mess up? Wouldn’t it be smart?
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Gratitude connects us to others and feeling gratitude allows us to be our best selves. When we are truly grateful, we can count on living the life we want
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Life is probably a tangle of love and hate permanently knotted together.
