Pablo Casals Quotes
I used to think that eighty was a very old age. Now I am ninety. I do not think this any more. As long as you are able to admire and to love, you are young.
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I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over there; it's a great culture. People respect you more; it's more difficult to find respect in Spain. There is more criticism here.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?
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Prohibition, like so many other policies imposed from the moral high ground, typically by those who do not drink, disproportionately affects the poor who resort to illegally brewed alcohol when they want a drink, not infrequently leading to their death, and are more likely to be harassed by the police.
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When I'm singing I feel like I'm talking to someone. I'm in conversation when I perform - either with myself or with whomever is listening.
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An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.
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I still have a young attitude.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.
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You change the world by being yourself.
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Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.
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These days, most nature photographers are deeply committed to the environmental message.
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All we have is our vote. But it's powerful.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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Actors aren't all the same. They have very different skills. There are actors of intellect who are very thoughtful about everything they do... and then there are actors of instinct who don't know what they're doing until the cameras roll... My father was actually quite thoughtful about what he did, while my mother was much more instinctual.
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When writing 'Give and Take' and 'Originals,' the predominant emotion for me was curiosity.
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I think the western is about people in harsh places trying to tame an unfriendly wilderness. Because life is defined by struggle, it's kind of the perfect microcosmic experience to explore that. 'Here we are, struggling.' It's about people persevering and persevering and persevering.
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There is no greater consolation for mediocrity than that the genius is not immortal.
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The one happiness is to shut one's door upon a little room, with a table before one, and to create; to create life in that isolation from life.
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She is trying to control me with fear, because she cannot control me any other way. My eyes open wide. They burn as if they are on fire—no, as if they are made of fire. Eyes are the window to the soul.
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I long to play a judge. I long to play a lesbian woman. I long to play a councilman, someone with some chutzpah.
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I used to think that eighty was a very old age. Now I am ninety. I do not think this any more. As long as you are able to admire and to love, you are young.
