Elena Ferrante Quotes
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The only way to learn a language properly, in fact, is to marry a man of that nationality. You get what they call in Europe a 'sleeping dictionary.' Of course, I have only been married five times, and I speak seven languages. I'm still trying to remember where I picked up the other two.
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There were centuries when civilization had no theater.
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When I was younger, I was insecure for about 10 years: I wore glasses, had a cow's lick, buck teeth and braces. I looked ridiculous.
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I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.
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A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
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Did you know there's probably more golf played in Iceland than most places in the world? They play 24 hours a day in the summertime and the northern part is warmer than the southern part.
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Every day is Earth Day, and I vote we start investing in a secure climate future right now.
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There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.
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I don't wanna be a rock star. I don't believe in rock stars. If you really examine what goes with being a rock star, I've avoided that really well.
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Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.
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My parents are both musicians and made sure we all played music. My brothers and sisters all play instruments, so we'll get together whenever we can and play. We play a lot of classical music - you know, the good stuff.
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We go old-school during the summer, like swimming or setting up lemonade stands. I try to teach my kids to make their own fun.
Gail Devers
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I had some great experiences, but there were times when films didn't do well right, especially after 'Vicky Donor.'
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Only the descent into the hell of self-knowledge can pave the way to godliness.
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This little bathtub smells like ass.24.
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I think the hedge-fund industry has taken a reputational turn for the worse, this dog-eat-dog stuff. I'm not just talking about Herbalife or J. C. Penney, but in other situations where the media really focuses on who's long and who's short. I don't think it's a good thing for the industry.
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I watch the Oscars in my pajamas like everybody else.
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History chalks up Mr. McKinley's War as a U.S. win, and he also polls favorably as a 'near great' president.
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I would like to work with anyone in the business who wants to give respect back to the Jamaican vibe.
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What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.
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Could women's liberation ever be a revolutionary movement, not rhetorically but on the ground?
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Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a confirmation of them.
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Creativity is essential to any kind of joyful living. Sometimes I act, sometimes I draw, I paint, I write poems. I can't imagine living without it.
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The university doesn’t free women but completes their repression.
