Fernando Botero Quotes
I often think about death, and it saddens me to leave this world and not be able to paint more. I love it so much.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
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Telugu audiences love cinema. They won't let a good film down, and they've proved this with the way they accepted 'Srimanthudu.'
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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
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Having achieved and accomplished love... man... has become himself, his tale is told.
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I always used to watch 'Labyrinth' and 'The Neverending Story.' Those were like my two favorite movies that I would watch over and over and over again.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.
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In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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I feel like every word I say now, I can really inspire people.
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My parents have Google Alerts on me. So they'll often times send me an e-mail and be like, 'Hey did you know this?' And then I'll be like, 'Well, it is, like, my life. So yes, I did know that.' Or, 'That's not even true. I don't know where you read that.' I have Googled myself, yes. But my parents really have Google Alerts on me.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.
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We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean.
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There is something inherently foolish in soldiering on when there is no hope of payoff.
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The fact of the matter is that instead of going around the world and haranguing countries for engaging with China, the West should be encouraging its own businesses to trade and invest in these regions.
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While I'm optimistic about the direction the world is headed, generally, I think there is a need for constant vigilance and pressure on repressive governments.
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I often think about death, and it saddens me to leave this world and not be able to paint more. I love it so much.
