Gabriel Garcia Marquez Quotes
One of the most difficult things is the first paragraph. I have spent many months on a first paragraph, and once I get it, the rest just comes out very easily.
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Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.
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I'm very kinesthetic, and when you're that way, you just feel it in your body. I know that other actors think with the logical part of their brain, but I wear my character inside my body, even when I'm away from the set.
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I had a moment where I was like, 'I'm so tired of waiting for other people to accept me.'
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I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.
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When you reach 50, what you care about is being honest, being accurate, and being an example.
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I led the life of an intellectual up until a certain age. I remember Freud's 'Interpretation of Dreams' was a big favorite when I was 11. It sounded so interesting. And it really was!
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I don't think anybody's really been successful with theorizing about value or creating a price theory.
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Take seriously the traditions, the Christian roots, and all the values that are the basis of the civilisation of Europe.
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Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.
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I am so like Donna it's funny. And most of my friends are guys too.
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I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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Stan is a rescue Chihuahua mix. He was the role model for Bob, the dog in 'Ivan.' The drawings in the book look precisely like Stan.
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My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny.
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I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.
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In high school, during lunchtime I would go in the room where the wrestling mats were and try different flips and different moves. Like windmills. I just started mixing martial arts with jazz and contemporary stuff and it would get mashed together and became my style.
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My face always looks bored or depressed. It's not an accurate impression.
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If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would.
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I got stuff that's going to hurt for the rest of my life.
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My parents kept me very grounded.
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In 1974, we began franchising. We didn't have any big thought process except that, 'OK, franchising will help us get to our goal of 32 stores and help us run stores farther away from home.'
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Whether you're writing a book or a song or whatever, you've got to be involved in it. It's got to come from the heart I think...that's what it's all about.
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One of the most difficult things is the first paragraph. I have spent many months on a first paragraph, and once I get it, the rest just comes out very easily.
