Pablo Neruda Quotes
I love all things, not only the grand but the infinitely small: thimble, spurs, plates, flower vases.
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I have no political ax to grind; I just find it absurd that huge billion-dollar corporations can take over elections. I just find it insane that, for instance, we give tax breaks to people like myself making millions of dollars, while there're no tax breaks for working people. That, to me, is not a political issue, that's a life issue.
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America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs.
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I tend to love actors. I was trained as an actor first so I'm drawn to actors.
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What really matters is what's on the inside.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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I don't spend a lot on holidays, but have been very fortunate to travel extensively through doing various challenges around the world. The best place I've ever been is Argentina.
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I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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I'm lucky that I have my family, I'm lucky that my parents are still together. Those are the things that I cherish.
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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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I don't know that there is a, quote, 'hip-hop lifestyle.' I think the music responds to complex social issues and injustices; I think it also raises complex social questions.
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I'm not crazy. I play a lot of crazy characters, but I'm an actor.
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Well, I jumped for the first time when I was 16. I just loved it and immediately realized that it was what I wanted to do.
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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In the Jewish tradition, there is at the same time Jerusalem in the heavens and Jerusalem on the ground. Jerusalem is a living city, but also the heart, the soul of the Jewish people and the state of Israel.
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I know two kinds of audience only – one coughing, and one not coughing.
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There were a lot of manufacturing jobs lost over a long period of time and particularly after - during the Great Recession. We've had some recovery in manufacturing employment as the economy's recovered.
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Although rap is about boasting, it's also about honesty and expressing your emotions.
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I think a lot of artists get confused when people like their music; they think that means people know and like them. I'm sure there's an element of truth to that, but to me, the music I make is what I'm most proud of. I prefer to focus on that and for people to focus on the music, too.
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There is material enough in a single flower for the ornament of a score of cathedrals.
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I love all things, not only the grand but the infinitely small: thimble, spurs, plates, flower vases.
