Andrea Bocelli Quotes
More people are listening to opera, and I'm happy - everybody must be given that opportunity.
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Even though I am the daughter of a poet, and my stepmother is also a poet, growing up, I didn't think I could understand poetry; I didn't think that it had any relevance to my life, the feelings that I endured on a day-to-day basis, until I was introduced to the right poem.
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I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
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We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.
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Some of the furor that surrounded a Harry Potter publication was fun.
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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I just respect Kanye as an artist.
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Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance.
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I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.
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But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
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Anyone driving through London after the school term ends will notice immediately how much easier it is to get around. The school run contributes massively to congestion.
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We need to build systems that can automatically figure out what's high quality and what's not, and encourage users to contribute high-quality content. There's a lot of technical challenges in that.
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My birthday is Feb. 11, and I'm both excited and not excited by it. You'll never be 15 again, and you really, really need to savor every day like it's your last.
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Your initial idea may or may not work, but you have to remember that a failed idea is nothing but a stepping stone to a bigger success.
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Touring is tough. You're almost in a haze because you don't really know where you are half the time: You're in a hotel room one moment, and the next thing you know, you're onstage performing for 60,000 people, then you're back on an airplane. It's very hectic and I couldn't do it without my family.
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Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.
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I have a lot of growing up to do, or a lot of growing down. I think that's probably more appropriate.
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You learn a lot about love before you ever get there. You learn at least as much about love from books as you do from watching your parents.
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I'm a huge Wonder Woman fan - I have about 12 coffee mugs at home!
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I remembered that my grandfather had spent his teenage years in Shanghai and that he went back after he finished medical school to work there in a hospital. So I went back into my family archives and was able to find out his exact address; it was a street that was in the French Concession.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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I could see the tension between Sam and Dave. Sammy had a career before Hagar and people hated him out of their loyalty to Dave.
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I'm an aggressive fighter, but I'm smart. I'm not going to play stupid.
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More people are listening to opera, and I'm happy - everybody must be given that opportunity.
