Elena Ferrante Quotes
Adults, waiting for tomorrow, move in a present behind which is yesterday or the day before yesterday or at most last week: they don't want to think about the rest. Children don't know the meaning of yesterday, or even of tomorrow, everything is this, now: the street is this, the doorway is this, the stairs are this, this is Mamma, this is Papa, this is the day, this the night.
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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.
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Do we exert our own liberties without injury to others - we exert them justly; do we exert them at the expense of others - unjustly. And, in thus doing, we step from the sure platform of liberty upon the uncertain threshold of tyranny.
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I feel very strongly that 'curves' are natural, womanly and real.
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He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.
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As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate.
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Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks.
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People's genes can say a great deal about their health. There are genes that reveal an increased likelihood of getting cancer, heart disease or Alzheimer's.
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Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain.
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It was in the '80s, so I guess big hair and high bangs. And I had so many gummy bracelets! While we were doing 'Full House,' we were like, 'You know, in 10 years, we're going to look back on this and think this is horrible.' But everyone looked like that!
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People who understand context would be steamed to have someone else dictating how they can call it.
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In two nights you're going to have the Republican candidates here. They all support the war. They all support the president. They all supported the escalation. Each of us is trying in our own way to bring the war to an end.
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It's not important to me to make other people at ease. I am difficult, but that's 'cause I don’t really give a fuck.
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Let's just say beauty inspires me. But I like all beauty - I think it really comes from the inside out.
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I started modeling when I was - not older, but not 12. I have a mom who's a feminist - she's an English professor, an intellectual. She really gave me the equipment to understand that you can celebrate yourself without putting yourself down or needing to apologize for the way you look. I think that attitude is really crucial for a model.
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We developed our own type of Igudesman and Joo electric violin, let's say, and funny enough, the shape of it was developed by the head technician of Steinway. It's actually an electric violin, which is made from the stick that holds up the piano lid.
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It's a roll of the dice in the movie business. I mean, every single movie is a roll of the dice. Any movie on paper could look like it's going to be fantastic. You know what I mean?
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I can handle the craziness some of the time, maybe most of the time. But I know I can't handle it all of the time.
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Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.
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I watched children dying. That will be the image that will stay with me.
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I'm a night person; I don't usually get up till noon.
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In 2007, there weren't any other accelerators, at least that I was aware of. We were almost the prototypical Y Combinator founders: We were highly technical but had never done a startup before. We also didn't know anyone in the Valley - investors, other entrepreneurs, potential hires. YC seemed like a great way to bootstrap that network.
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Not seeing people permits us to imagine them with every perfection.
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Adults, waiting for tomorrow, move in a present behind which is yesterday or the day before yesterday or at most last week: they don't want to think about the rest. Children don't know the meaning of yesterday, or even of tomorrow, everything is this, now: the street is this, the doorway is this, the stairs are this, this is Mamma, this is Papa, this is the day, this the night.
