Bohumil Hrabal Quotes
... because real thoughts come from outside and travel with us like the noodle soup we take to work; in other words, inquisitors burn books in vain. If a book has anything to say, it burns with a quiet laugh, because any book worth its salt points up and out of itself.
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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.
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May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.
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The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.
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I love a vintage look that's also a bit rock n' roll.
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In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.
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I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
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I was never a Boy Scout, but oh, I wanted to be one when I was a kid about ten or eleven years old. But there wasn't anyplace where I could ever join the Boy Scouts.
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I've probably done more than a thousand interviews, and I can't remember what people asked me two months ago or two days ago.
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My tactic is to make eyes at someone.
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I had a house in Haiti, in the hills above the North Atlantic coast. The house appeared as if out of a dream: my dream to have a foothold in the country. Like many concepts do in Haiti, the phrase 'pied a terre' became literal, material.
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I'm not that complicated as an actor. I have a formula in which I work, yeah. But not like Sean Penn does. Sean is one of the few actors I know who can work like that, actually becoming the character he is playing, and get consistent results. I don't believe you can ever be someone else. You manifest different levels of your own personality to come up with a character.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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To me, blues is more of a feel and a vibe, rather than sitting there and saying, 'Well, I'm gonna play bluesy now.'
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... because real thoughts come from outside and travel with us like the noodle soup we take to work; in other words, inquisitors burn books in vain. If a book has anything to say, it burns with a quiet laugh, because any book worth its salt points up and out of itself.
