Antonio Porchia Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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We need a community of nations capable of space flight because we all have to be off this planet sometime in the future. Our sun is going to burn out eventually, and we are not in a sustainable situation.
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When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.
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Once you become poor, tired and time-constrained, you become a much better human being.
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I like to think of myself as a storyteller.
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I really wish that I would have gone to college. Even my son, who's into rap himself, I tell him and tell his children, 'Go to college. Get that education - it is so important. Don't do like I did.' I had all this singing on my mind, and I just didn't have time for it.
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If everybody is doing it one way, there's a good chance you can find your niche by going exactly in the opposite direction.
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The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to untruth.
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Our lives and our culture have been significantly changed and improved by hardware, software, and services developed by immigrants.
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I'm shy. I can go on a trip for days and not go because I won't sit on a toilet seat on a plane. I'm certainly not going to go on somebody's lawn. Could you imagine, in a cocktail dress?
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I only met Margaret Thatcher twice. The thing that I thought about meeting her was how extraordinarily intelligent she was. You really had to be on your game; otherwise, she'd make mincemeat of you.
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The intellectual takes as a starting point his self and relates the world to his own sensibilities; the scientist accepts an existing field of knowledge and seeks to map out the unexplored terrain.
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Really, as long as I am working and have diversity, I am happy.
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Growing up in Miami, I had all these great, strong influences. You know, being Cuban and the Latin influence, but also the strong hip-hop influence.
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I was just reading about Paul Simon in 'Uncut', and it was fascinating. I never think about him much or think about his music or anything, but it's interesting to hear his ideas on stuff.
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If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.
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Love betrayed has an entirely different sound from hatred outright.
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Balzac was right…. There is tremendous jealousy about money.
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I lost my eyesIn east wind skiesHere's where I've criedWhere I've triedWhere God and the Tendaberry riseWhere Quakers and revolutionariesJoin for life
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I feel honored and privileged to have represented the USA program over the past 16 years. USA Hockey will always be a part of me and I will cherish the experiences and memories with this team.
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The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
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A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B.
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I've never been able to feel that there is anything undignified about making your living by the sweat of your brow.
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It was important that I got my own voice out there in the world. I'd used it on other people's films, collaborated, and I thought, 'You know, I can do this myself.' That was more important than anything else.
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Un corazón grande se llena con muy poco.
