Elena Ferrante Quotes
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I'm a singer and working on my second album. I write and produce. There is so much more that satisfies me. So there's not just this one ambition to become an American movie star. Because I will never become an American movie star.
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
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Polka dots are fabulous.
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A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!
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It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.
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I never travel without my Stetson, but the more I wear it the more I realise that no one wears hats any more. When I was a kid everybody wore hats, especially in Texas, but I get off the plane in Dallas now and I'm the only guy with a hat. It's amazing.
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My manager has been my manager since I was 17, and he says that he's supposed to be smart for me when I can't do it for myself.
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They had nothing to say to each other. A five-year age gap between siblings is like a garden that needs constant attention. Even three months apart allows the weeds to grow up between you.
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People who think too much before they act don't act too much.
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Never did I think so much, exist so much, be myself so much as in the journeys I have made alone and on foot. Walking has something about it which animates and enlivens my ideas. I can hardly think while I am still; my body must be in motion to move my mind.
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The governments of the Western nations, whether monarchical or republican, had passed into the invisible hands of a plutocracy, international in power and grasp. It was, I venture to suggest, this semi-occult power which....pushed the mass of the American people into the cauldron of World War I.
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I want to share my experience with you because maybe there's something I did, that you do, that we shouldn't do.
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The essence of humor is sensibility; warm, tender fellow-feeling with all forms of existence.
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I don't want to, anyway. I've got a job here with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. I'm at home and I don't want to leave home. Living at home is a big plus after you've been gone from home for 55 years.
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We aim at simplicity and hope for truth.
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We lie in order to tolerate our existence and, most of all, we lie to ourselves.
