Elena Ferrante Quotes
When the task we give ourselves has the urgency of passion, there's nothing that can keep us from completing it.
Quotes to Explore
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What you have said, Mr. President, fully satisfies me that you have given to every proposition which has been made, a kind and candid consideration. And you have now expressed the conclusion to which you have arrived, clearly and distinctly.
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I like to try to make the characters I play be as human as possible.
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Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
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I am a conservative and proud of it.
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I am not a politician by nature, but I will say I think there need to be more women in FIFA, and I would be open to having those conversations when the time is right.
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I have no idea why a guy would bring a jar of peanut butter to a concert.
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I think several generations of my family had novels in the drawer. You know the montage in 'The Royal Tenenbaums' where each character has produced some sort of minor work? It was like having a magician in the household.
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In college, I took an acting class as a lark. I was surprised by how much it interested me. It seemed like something I could do my whole life and always try to get better at.
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Well it's bulls and blood,It's dust and mud,It's the roar of a Sunday crowd.It's the white in his knuckles,The gold in the buckle,He'll win the next go 'round.It's boots and chaps,It's cowboy hats,It's spurs and latigo.It's the ropes and the reins,And the joy and the pain,And they call the thing rodeo.
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The reason why you don't put your hand in the fire is not because of fear, it's because you know you'll get burned. You don't need fear to avoid an unnecessary danger, just a minimum of intelligence and common sense.
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My activism is a part of me. If my art has anything to do with me, then my activism is part of my art.
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So now my road map has changed and I don't have a really clear idea of what the next stops are.
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My high school, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, showed me that anything is possible and that you're never too young to think big. At 15, I worked as a computer programmer at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, or Fermilab. After graduating, I attended Stanford for a degree in economics and computer science.
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I invented 'It's a good thing' before you were even born.
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The still must tease with the promise of a story the viewer of it itches to be told.
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We're all human beings; people make mistakes.
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In difficult times, it's so hard to look around and to see what to be grateful for.
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I do not watch television, never have.
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I love playing; I love playing good, and it's fun to be up around the top and having a chance.
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The nature of bad news affects the teller.
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Dance music is my love, is my passion, is my life. I live for my fans and take my art very seriously.
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I feel like if you've done something wrong, then you should keep on apologizing to that person.
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When the task we give ourselves has the urgency of passion, there's nothing that can keep us from completing it.
