Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Quotes
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I have always been driven; I've always wanted to be published, and I wanted to make that happen, so I worked very hard. 'Perfectionist' would be a word to describe me.
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A hundred struggle and drown in the breakers. One discovers the new world. But rather, ten times rather, die in the surf, heralding the way to that new world, than stand idly on the shore.
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You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.
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For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is.
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It's never fun having to bulk up for a job on an action film, then lose weight for another role. I don't actually mind working out, but it's the diet: I'm half-French, so I love my food, and boiled chicken breast for breakfast is not my idea of a good meal.
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It's all about exploring the more unpredictable aspects in the character, not just fighting people.
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Language is fun; it's fun to try.
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I have my career and my family, and that's it.
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If there's one thing I hope people are certain of it's this: I'm looking out for YOU - the taxpayer.
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While 'Friends' was about a 20-something population and what they were going through, they were also dealing with issues with their family.
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I've always wanted to make records that rock like hell. But also, I've never wanted to compromise that Country place deep inside.
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I used to teach at a private school, and the parents thought I loved their children. I did not love their children! I liked them well enough, but I was always delighted to see them go off for summer vacation.
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Malice is only another name for mediocrity.
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It's always hard, after you've been in command, to take a lesser role.
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It will work. I am a marketing genius.
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Poetry is like making a joke. If you get one word wrong at the end of a joke, you've lost the whole thing.
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It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.
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All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be.
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I don't really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I've never been to therapy so there's probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don't know.
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We don't have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate.
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Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.
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When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching. ... I loved Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras.
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No one can reap the fruit before planting the trees.
