Elena Ferrante Quotes

I have to relearn—I said to myself—the tranquil pace of those who believe they know where they’re going and why.

Elena Ferrante

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• Tranquil
• Relearn

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• I like connecting the abstract to the concrete. There's a tension in that. I believe the reader or listener should be able to enter the poem as a participant. So I try to get past resolving poems.

  

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• But I really believe that you don't do music because you want to, you do it because you have to.

  

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• I believe it's a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear and if a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?

  

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• I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.

  

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• We all, I think, believe in compassion. If you look at all the world religions, all the main world religions, you'll find within them some teaching concerning compassion.

  

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• I really believe the nexus of terrorism and nuclear weapons is the world's most ominous threat.

  

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• I believe a great performer is someone who sounds just as great live as they do in the studio and vice versa. They should know how to work the stage.

  

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• At the risk of sounding really corny now, I'm a career prosecutor. I've been doing this for a very long time. And I believe in holding people responsible when they violate the law. But our sole responsibility is to seek justice. And sometimes that means a very lengthy sentence for people who are dangerous and from which society must be protected.

  

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• Art is the way people see things, and I think it's great when individuals can find in fashion something they truly believe is artistic.

  

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• I believe in traditional marriage.

  

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• There will be times when we do not agree on every decision or subject, but we should always believe in one another, support one another, and move forward through life together - connected.

  

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• I played lots of fantasy games. I would create these worlds, and I would believe in them.

  

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• I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that, insofar as it is redeemable, it can be redeemed only by love.

  

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• Leo Ryan's life and his deeds are about a life that was so much more than Guyana. He was relentless in his search for answers, answers that were not readily available by just asking questions...We remember him today because his story is so much like those of most Americans; we want to believe the best and we sometimes hear the worst.

  

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• We believe that the Statue of Liberty is an important symbol of freedom for our country. And as film director Martin Scorcese, who is involved in the Statue’s latest fundraising campaign, said, what is most impressive is not just what the Statue of Liberty represents for Americans but really what it represents to the whole world.

  

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• The hardest thing when you think about focusing. You think focusing is about saying "Yes." No. Focusing is about saying "No." And when you say "No," you piss off people.

  

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• I don't know how much you follow current events. For some, there's not enough time to keep up on what's happening; for others, the news is too depressing, and peering too deeply fills one with boiling frustration all too quickly.

  

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• I consider part of lower Manhattan to be hallowed ground. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the World Trade Center towers... and for that reason alone, our nation should make absolutely sure that what gets built on 'Ground Zero' is an inspiring tribute to all who loved the Twin Towers, worked in them, and died there.

  

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• I have to relearn—I said to myself—the tranquil pace of those who believe they know where they’re going and why.

  

  Elena Ferrante
  • Believe
  • Tranquil
  • Relearn