Elena Ferrante Quotes
I don’t want to accept an idea of life where the success of the self is measured by the success of the written page.
Elena Ferrante
Quotes to Explore
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The greater the conceptual significance of a literary product, the more it should be assumed that it is based on an idea that determines the whole, and that the deeper consciousness of the time to which it belongs is reflected in it.
Ferdinand Christian Baur
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
Manfred Eigen
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The simpler I keep things, the better I play.
Nancy Lopez
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Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.
Zbigniew Brzezinski
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During the first million years of its existence, mankind survived five apocalypses without succumbing to extinction. It endured the Apocalypse of Steel, the Apocalypse of Hydrogen, the Apocalypse of Serotonin, and both Apocalypses of Water, the second of which occurred despite certain contracts to the contrary.
Rachel Swirsky
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I love the feeling that you get when you can really laugh with a man and be natural and not always think that there's a sexual element going on. For me, flirting with a man means making fun of myself and trying to open myself and be very unpretentious.
Cameron Diaz
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Waka Flocka is a product, a franchise, a brand, a label... And a good guy!
Waka Flocka Flame
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That is one of the reasons why we advocate for good relations between the two countries. Turkey understands the needs of the region.
Igor Luksic
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Human emotion is more interesting than anything. Everything that is so overtly sexual is not real. Real emotion is sexy. It's vulnerable and raw.
Banks
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May everyone live, And may everyone die. Hello, my love, And my love, Goodbye.
Leonard Cohen
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Chronic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrong-doing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.
Aldous Huxley
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Poverty is not just a sad accident, but it's also a result of the fact that some people make a lot of money off low-income families and directly contribute to their poverty.
Matthew Desmond
