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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I think the thing I'd like to do is just educate the people to some of the travesties they can end.
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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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They don't mind getting punched in the face and, more importantly, they don't mind punching other people in the face. I'm just about the movies; I enjoy the dexterity of actors in action movies and the choreography side of things. You've just got to be a different person to be a professional fighter. I train with professional fighters so I know what it takes. It's a very difficult profession, probably harder then the acting profession.
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When I was a kid, of course I wanted to be the fastest, the loudest and the one with the biggest drum set, but obviously my aspirations have changed a bit since then.
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Just because something has been a lot of work or consumed a lot of time doesn't make it productive or worthwhile.
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Pollution from oil and gas development, toxic runoff, and miles and miles of plastic trash foul the waters and threaten marine life.
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It was a good rule not to expect the ideal but to enjoy what is possible.
