Elena Ferrante Quotes
Had it really been so wonderful? I knew very well that at that time, too, there had been shame. And uneasiness, and humiliation, and disgust: accept, submit, force yourself. Is it possible that even happy moments of pleasure never stand up to a rigorous examination? Possible.Elena Ferrante
Quotes to Explore
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
Harold Wilson -
One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.
Larry Gelbart -
The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
Aasif Mandvi -
I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
Damien Chazelle -
I can still put down some pretty nasty stuff on paper, which is what I enjoy doing.
W. P. Kinsella -
If you sit in a bath of pineapple chunks, it can kill you. That's well documented.
Karl Pilkington
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As a director on 'The Office,' there's a tremendous weight that comes with directing features. I was being asked to direct a show that had already won an Emmy for Best Comedy. Steve Carell and the cast had already won the Screen Actor's Guild Awards.
Harold Ramis -
This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.
Ted Deutch -
I believe the main task of the spirit is to free man from his ego.
Albert Einstein -
Solitude with God repairs the damage done by the fret and noise and clamour of the world.
Oswald Chambers -
The world seems to belong to those who reach out and grab it with both hands. It belongs to those who do something rather than just wish and hope and plan and pray, and intend to do something someday, when everything is just right.
Brian Tracy -
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.
Antisthenes
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If it's a broken part, replace it. If it's a broken arm then brace it. If it's a broken heart, then face it.
Jason Mraz -
I speak and speak, [...] but the listener retains only the words he is expecting. [...] It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.
Marco Polo -
I can have a whole year off. I'm really lucky because I'm my own boss, so I make the rules and get to choose when I take time off.
Sharleen Spiteri Texas -
Both dreams and neurotic dream-states have as their function the avoidance of displeasure, but the dream-states also serve to provide a positive pleasure gain.
Karl Abraham -
I lived in Alabama and Georgia, and the people in the south are wonderful. It's God, faith, family, country.
Sean Hannity -
I'm nice, and I show up on time.
Lauren Graham
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As we try to make the financial system safer, we must inevitably confront the problem of moral hazard.
Ben Bernanke -
Had it really been so wonderful? I knew very well that at that time, too, there had been shame. And uneasiness, and humiliation, and disgust: accept, submit, force yourself. Is it possible that even happy moments of pleasure never stand up to a rigorous examination? Possible.
Elena Ferrante