Elena Ferrante Quotes
And no one knew better than I did what it meant to make your own head masculine so that it would be accepted by the culture of men; I had done it, I was doing it.

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We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it.
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We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
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We are in favor of greater free markets.
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I had one week in the fall of 1996 where I was like, 'I'm America's greatest living teenage poet.'
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What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party.
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I think the phrase that resonates from 'Just One Year' is something I sort of live by: 'The truth and its opposite are flip sides of the same coin.'
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How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?
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I'm usually working on eight or 10 things at once.
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The movie industry is committed to working with the technology sector to find innovative new ways to deliver entertainment to consumers.
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A responsible choice is a choice that creates consequences that you are willing to assume responsibility for.
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Bloody men are like bloody buses - you wait for about a year and as soon as one approaches your stop two or three others appear.
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In many ways, not fitting in has been a comedic asset and a comedic resource.
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I think sometimes when you want attention, you can wear sunglasses, and people are like, 'Who is that?'
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Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.
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I am fascinated by Spinoza's pantheism, but I admire even more his contribution to modern thought because he is the first philosopher to deal with the soul and body as one, and not two separate things.
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I think women have every right to feel like they're the protagonists in their own stories.
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Making movies is about creating illusions, and they can be subtle illusions, but it's all a cumulative effect as you make these little tweaks. It kinda adds up to something, hopefully.
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I have asked people repeated follow-ups for a while and asked people uncomfortable questions for a while. I just try to hold people accountable.
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My mom obviously had a problem.
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New Age values are conscious evolution, a non-sectarian society, a non-military culture, global sharing, healing the environment, sustainable economies, self-determination, social justice, economic empowerment of the poor, love, compassion in action, going beyond religious fundamentalism, going beyond nationalism-extreme nationalism, culture.
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I like the Dodgers because my dad does - wait, no, not the Dodgers. Strike me down! The Yankees. I like the Yankees.
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I've had a lot of highs in my life and a lot of lows, some pivotal experiences, and in ways I feel like I've already lived a couple of lives.
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I know about photography - I'm really good at it.
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And no one knew better than I did what it meant to make your own head masculine so that it would be accepted by the culture of men; I had done it, I was doing it.