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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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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People with a culture of poverty suffer much less from repression than we of the middle class suffer and indeed, if I may make the suggestion with due qualification, they often have a hell of a lot more fun than we have.
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Yeah and it's over before you know it It all goes by so fast Yeah the bad nights take forever And the good nights don't ever seem to last...
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The critics can say stupid things and we can enjoy them, if we have the legitimate feeling of superiority - the satisfaction of a duty accomplished.
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It's to me one simple rule. Who imposes his will on the other man?
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It was a good rule not to expect the ideal but to enjoy what is possible.
