Fernando Pessoa Quotes
Tedium is the lack of a mithology. To whom has no beliefs, even doubt is impossible, even skepticism has no strength to suspect.
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How lucky am I?
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There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too.
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We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.
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Year 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion in US income... What if the money was spent on the Midwest of the United States?
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For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people.
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I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.
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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
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The experience of making a movie is far removed from watching the end result. It's exciting, but it still makes me squirm.
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The first time Adrian saw me was on tape. But you should know that this never works - never in the history of movies has someone been cast from a video.
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Actors can't retire. What would they do?
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Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
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I myself was completely torn by the decision to start Teach For America. There was a voice in my head telling me not to do it - to take a more normal path. I did have one thing going for me, which was that I had been rejected from all the other jobs I'd applied to.
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I also like to garden. I grow things, vegetables, flowers... I particularly like orchids. I raise orchids.
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Visual elements are, of course, the director's job.
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I know everyone in the Philippines is happy.
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With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee has changed his past views. It's not good enough to think, 'This is the best we can expect from this president'.
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I go light on breakfast. Sometimes it's a yogurt, but a lot of times it's leftovers from one of my wife's dinners.
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If you want to meet a woman, it's best just to smile and say hi.
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But my lord, Yvonne, surely you know by this time I can’t get drunk however much I drink.
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There's something that's delightful about things getting bigger and more over-the-top. Sometimes it's empty, and other times, it's just fun.
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As a writer, you have to believe you're one of the best writers in the world. To sit down every day at the typewriter filled with self-doubt is not a good idea.
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I listened to Billie Holiday a lot in order to learn to sing. She remains one of the extraordinary jazz singers. But my intent is to become my own voice, to be able to interpret these songs in my own way.
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Music is my greatest love. It is also my first love. But I love a lot of things, including painting, drawing, writing, designing, and more.
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Tedium is the lack of a mithology. To whom has no beliefs, even doubt is impossible, even skepticism has no strength to suspect.
