Ingrid Betancourt Quotes
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I don't know if I'm selfless - I still want to make a great record. I want to make a hit record. I want to tour; that's not completely selfless. But the truth is I'm not interested in people coming to my show for me as much as I am for them coming to my show for themselves. That's always been how I am.
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The truth doesn't hurt unless it ought to.
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I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
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You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.
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Whatever your image is, it's probably not you, but it affords you the freedom to live up to it.
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When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
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You can't try to be authentic. You either are or you aren't.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it.
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A lot of my songs are about taking whatever life throws at you and making the most of it.
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That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.
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Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.
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You defend the truth no matter what.
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Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion, while the strength of a majority is illusory, formed by the gangs who have no opinion - and who, therefore, in the next instant (when it is evident that the minority is the stronger) assume its opinion ... while Truth again reverts to a new minority.
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I had a bit of a male menopause. It started at the age of 18 and continued until I was 45.
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I have created a new genre. It is a soulful creation that comes straight from my heart.
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I don't think anyone's made a videogame yet that is me as the target audience.
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You only can rest when have the truth, even when it's horrible.
