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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To act is to rest.
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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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There's a culture inside the NHS that is highly paternalistic. You know, 'We give them the service and they are grateful.' We have to move to shared decision-making.
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Women only cut their hair in times of crisis... It's somethin' a woman always has the power to do, even when she loses control over everything else. Cuttin' hair is a cry for help.
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I used to play Donna Karan. I used my dad's home office, and Kim was my assistant. Then one of our friends would play a buyer, and I would take her to my mom's closet and show her the new collection.
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In its flawless grace and superior self-sufficiency I have seen a symbol of the perfect beauty and bland impersonality of the universe itself, objectively considered, and in its air of silent mystery there resides for me all the wonder and fascination of the unknown.
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It is going to be a challenge for them, there is no doubt in my mind. But if they run the operation professionally and with Iowans in mind, I think they have a shot.
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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.
