Elena Ferrante Quotes
Because what is the face, what finally, is the skin over the flesh, a cover, a disguise, rouge for the insupportable horror of our living nature.
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I'm not really a fan of Valentine's Day. I think it can be romantic doing nothing on Valentine's Day. It's more romantic than being given a big bunch of flowers that everyone else is doing.
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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
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Scientists at MIT and engineering schools all across America say that they could improve the fuel economy standards for the existing set of vehicles by 10 miles per gallon using existing technology, without compromising safety or comfort at all.
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Acting is a very big part of what human beings do. A dog is always a dog, but we're always changing.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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The significance and volume of repairs that are needed across the country demand that we give state and local governments the long-term certainty they need to effectively execute these projects.
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As a kid growing up, I wanted the Allen Iverson shoes that came out, the Questions. My dad got them for me, so I was excited about that.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy.
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When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.
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I used to game a lot, you know, back in the day. My gaming time done got so short that my skills ain't where they need to be to be online, you know what I'm saying? I just got that Xbox One. I gotta get my skills back, up the par to call myself a gamer.
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You know, the Bible is so clear. Go to Genesis chapter nine and you will find the death penalty clearly stated in Genesis chapter nine... God ordains the death penalty!
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Heckles always vary. I mean, some people are just drunk, and it's nonsense, or, you know, some people just want to just repeat something I've said or add their own two cents about an opinion, but because of the nature of what I do and who I am, like, I also get the racist stuff, which is hard.
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I'm really pragmatic. That's my reality.
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While I was obsessed with my own misery, there were other things occurring in the human universe.
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The acceleration of technological progress has been the central feature of this century.
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The word is not the thing.
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Science has an important part to play in our everyday existence, and there is far too much neglect of science; but its intention is to supplement not to supplant the familiar outlook.
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You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.
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Cuanto no puede ser, casi siempre es un reproche a cuanto puede ser.
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What you want to do is make people talk, start a conversation.
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God, to redeem us at the deepest portion of our nature - the urge to love and be loved - must reveal His nature in an incredible and impossible way. He must reveal it at a cross.
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Because what is the face, what finally, is the skin over the flesh, a cover, a disguise, rouge for the insupportable horror of our living nature.
