Elsa Morante Quotes
Man, by his very nature, tends to give himself an explanation of the world into which he is born. And this is what distinguishes him from the other species. Every individual, even the least intelligent, the lowest of outcasts, from childhood on gives himself some explanation of the world. And with it he manages to live. And without it, he would sink into madness.
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Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
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How boring would this world be if everyone was the same?
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I tell people marriage is a compromise, and so are renovations.
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It looks like it's been furnished by discount stores.
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By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.
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My friends told me that it's the hardest thing to separate the personal life from their work.
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I am not trying to make an image; I am an actor trying to sell movies.
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Hungary does not need a single migrant for the economy to work or the population to sustain itself or for the country to have a future.
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There is a fantasy as old as the modern gay rights movement that if all our skins turned lavender overnight, the majority, confounded by our numbers and our diversity, and recognising a few of our faces, would at once let go of prejudice forevermore.
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I prefer the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.
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I still get to preach 14, 15 times a year. But you have to make a living.
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The perfect story is one you can retell in three minutes, and every single sentence is interesting.
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All we can do when we think of kids today is think of more hours of school, earlier age at the computer, and curfews. Who would want to grow up in that world?
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Guys like Josh Gordon need to stay in his sport and mind his own business.
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Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.
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I made stupid decisions as a kid, or as a young adult, but I'm trying to be now, I'm trying to take this lemon and make lemonade.
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Grit your teeth and smile. In the face of adversity, go. They don't deserve you.
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A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves the man himself.
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We were fortunate to have the Russians as our childhood enemies. We practiced hiding under our desks in case they had the temerity to drop a nuclear weapon.
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I spent my entire childhood going 'look at me, look at me, look at me,' before realising I needed someone to look at me for more than just what I was showing off for.
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It was a very idyllic childhood, surrounded by utterly beautiful landscapes that I got very, very bored of when I hit my teens. But being on your own a lot and being bored is good for your imagination. It makes it stretch.
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If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. And if you do have to say it, make it really funny so I can screenshot it and save it for later.
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Man, by his very nature, tends to give himself an explanation of the world into which he is born. And this is what distinguishes him from the other species. Every individual, even the least intelligent, the lowest of outcasts, from childhood on gives himself some explanation of the world. And with it he manages to live. And without it, he would sink into madness.
