Elena Ferrante Quotes
In conversations with my daughters I hear omitted words or phrases. Sometimes they get mad, they say Mama, I never said that, you’re saying it, you invented it. But I invent nothing; you just have to listen—the unspoken says more than the spoken.
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Odd Future's like a network as opposed to like a rap group.
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I hope our people hold tight to the notion that we do not have to be a fear-ridden country focused on restrictions, but rather that we remain the land of the free and home of the brave.
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I had to face a lot coming through this journey, a lot of sacrifices, difficulties, challenges, and injuries.
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First of all, I'm not the kind of guy that likes to rehash the show and so forth and so on.
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Coney Island was the centre of the world for me. I loved the rides, the hot dogs - I've never gotten over it.
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What has been happening the last four years in City Hall is that they have been closing recreation centers, closing libraries. We have not looked after our children in City Hall.
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I would say that 'Shake It Up' was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing.
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The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years.
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When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
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I'm very curious to witness the historic transformation of Chinese women.
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Communications are better now than in my Vietnam days.
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I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.
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I don't know any Londoners 'cos I'm from Manchester.
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Problems are cured by facing their cause.
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You're hot for two seconds, and you're struggling to get work again. If it were easy, I don't think that's a good place for an artist to work from.
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Schools ought to teach students to challenge secular ideologies masquerading as science in the classroom.
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I feel like I'm quite versatile. I want to do lots of different styles.
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To me, makeup is fashion and vice versa. What I dress and what I wear always needs to work with my makeup, which is usually the same anyway.
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I've been telling anyone willing to listen that banks have a tendency to sit on time bombs while convincing themselves that they are conservative and nonvolatile.
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We must understand the motives and forces of our time and analyze their structure from three points of view: the material, the functional, and the spiritual. We must make clear in what respects our epoch differs from others and in what respects it is similar.
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"Christ" states that those who see themselves as "separate" and not "divine" hinder humanity's ability to spiritually evolve. Those who deny their own "divinity" are like "cancer cells" in the body of God.
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There are different types of talents and intelligences, and traditional schools sometimes ignore the creative ones. It is important for us to give kids every platform for them to find what they are good at and what they love. The arts also provide a space for newfound creativity.
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In conversations with my daughters I hear omitted words or phrases. Sometimes they get mad, they say Mama, I never said that, you’re saying it, you invented it. But I invent nothing; you just have to listen—the unspoken says more than the spoken.
