Fernando Pessoa Quotes
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I turn into a crying, hysterical maniac when I see a spider. It's pathetic.
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Musical compositions can be very sad - Chopin - but you have the pleasure of this sadness. The cheap consolation is: you will be happy. The higher consolation is the pleasure and recognition of your unhappiness, the pleasure of having recognised that fate, destiny and life are such as they are and so you reach a higher form of consciousness.
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My family are the epicenter of all my decisions.
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One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to do with the body, the mind, medical technology, and the way we live our lives.
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If I can save 25 billion dollars in terms of reduction of import, I will be adding one percent to the GDP. By conserving the oil energy by the people, the GDP will become 5.5 percent, and this will change the economy of the country.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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There is a great difference between Christianity and religion at the south. If a man goes to the communion table, and pays money into the treasury of the church, no matter if it be the price of blood, he is called religious.
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I try to stay consciously away from the roles of the girl who throws herself at the leading man, because I've done it a lot and I want to move on. I ticked that box.
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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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It's very difficult for my body to recover after workouts now that I'm older, so we have to keep them short, which means they're extremely difficult and intense. It sucks.
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I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.
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What I love to say when people ask me about being a Christian, I always say, 'Christians aren't perfect.' They're probably some of the worst people on the planet. They just know that they need Jesus. That's the only difference.
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Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.
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When it's all said and done, I want to look back on my career and say I did numerous things.
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People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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I went out to Mount Kilimanjaro, which I thought was very beautiful, but there were a lot of people there.
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I grew up in Christianity. They preach a lot that you should get married and be a wife and be a virtuous woman and all of that. So I was so eager to do that, and I didn't really take the time I needed to grow into my own. And I ended up running into a really bad situation. I didn't even really date my ex-husband. We just kind of jumped into it.
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This is probably going to surprise people, but if you were to do a scan around the globe on public policy concerning our industry, you would probably have to conclude that the United States has the policy that has been, I believe, the most pro competition.
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I never quit trying. I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.
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To me the most important thing was stirring things up and scoring some runs so we could win a ballgame.
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It's fun being paid to read stuff and air your opinion about it - pretty much a dream job for a writer.
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Actually I don't remember being born, it must have happened during one of my black outs.
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I speak in the name of the entire German people when I assure the world that we all share the honest wish to eliminate the enmity that brings far more costs than any possible benefits. It would be a wonderful thing for all of humanity if both peoples would renounce force against each other forever. The German people are ready to make such a pledge.
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In order to understand, I destroyed myself.
