Elena Ferrante Quotes
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Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.
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It takes a great man to be a good listener.
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With my gift, I can pretty much write a song out of anything.
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All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.
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She told me that she would support me regardless of what I decided, but I'm so glad that I actually got to be a kid before having to grow up. My mom knows best about this kind of thing.
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I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.
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My dad wasn't the biggest role model, but he was a great musician and I loved him very much. He was a character.
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No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.
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Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius can appear.
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If the Chinese can't buy U.S. products, they'll buy them from European countries and then develop stronger economic ties with France and Germany and perhaps side more with those countries when international issues flare up.
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Don't call the world dirty because you forgot to clean your glasses.
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Across the board, women are unhappy with our industry.
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Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.
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New information makes new and fresh ideas possible.
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We have to compete in a universe of 200 networks, so we have to carve out our own niche, and to me, that niche is just basic shoe-leather journalism with some good journalists at the helm you can trust as presenters.
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If you want to know whether soccer is big in America, pick a weekend, go to any park in the land, and pay attention. We're there. We've always been.
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El hombre, cuando es solamente lo que parece ser el hombre, casi no es nada.
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I still enjoy having my own idea about what a song means. I don't know if I'd have liked having videos on TV when I was growing up. I always found my own mental images to be very strong and appealing. I hope that we're not limiting the imaginations of the fans out there.
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I am a practical girl, and a life is only so long. It should be spent in as much peace and good eating and good reading as possible and no undue excitement. That is all I am after.
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I don't think I'm as educated as Whoopi, so I'm lifting myself to her level. But you know, our view of the world, our view of what we can do, our sense of what it means to be here, are similar.
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Government conspiracy? They can't even deliver our mail and it's got our address on it and everything!
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As a general thing, I have not 'duped the world' nor attempted to do so... I have generally given people the worth of their money twice told.
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It was a good rule not to expect the ideal but to enjoy what is possible.
