Antonio Porchia Quotes
Si eres bueno con éste, con aquél dirán que eres bueno. Si eres bueno con todos, nadie dirá que eres bueno.
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It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.
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I try to write lyrics so that they won't age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and sex and violence.
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I quit wrestling in 2006 because I just got lost. My mom didn't want me wrestling. I was wondering if I was going to make it in wrestling; I got injured in a match. I was 19. I was away from home, living in Florida, and I just got lost. I couldn't face it, so I stepped away.
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I'm no stranger to the occasional dodgy juice, but it doesn't taste very nice and it is bloody boring. It's not a way to live.
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I have like 20 snap-up shirts in my closet, and I never, never would have thought before FNL would I have had that.
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What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.
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An example of my average week would be the gym on Monday; Tuesday will be a technical session. I practice running and high jump on Thursday and then have another technical session at the weekend.
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Living life as normally as possible gives you a richer well of experiences to draw from.
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Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.
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I have always tried my best to do what I thought was the right thing at the time.
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I've always wanted to be on an original cast recording. I grew up listening to them, and now to know that my voice is heard on three or four of them is just surreal. I never thought I would be that person.
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Cinema is entertainment, and people go to the movies because they want to feel good and forget about everything.
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Celery leaves are an underused ingredient, most likely because supermarkets sell mostly leafless stalks.
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Ce n'est jamais qu'à cause d'un état d'esprit qui n'est pas destiné à durer qu'on prend des résolutions définitives.1
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Long after the fact, it occurred to me that this was a metaphor for life- blisters come before calluses, vulnerability before maturity- but not even the thickest of skins could have spared us the lash of Daddy's tongue.
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(You'd be surprised who'll hang an electric chair in the living room. Especially if the background matches the drapes.)
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If it ain't a mess, it'll do till the mess gets here.
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Your part can be the king, but unless people are treating you like royalty, you ain't no king, man.
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My mother worked at the telephone company during the day and sold Tupperware at night. Evenings, she took classes when she could at University of Maryland's University College, bringing me along to do homework while she studied to get the degree she hoped would offer her and me greater opportunities.
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For yesterday and for all tomorrows, we dance the best we know.
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I try to read 20 books a year.
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The most complicated character I have ever played - she has many, many, many layers that even I'm not fully aware of.
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I have seen journals with good financial backing and editorial support die because they looked so bad nobody wanted to publish them.
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Si eres bueno con éste, con aquél dirán que eres bueno. Si eres bueno con todos, nadie dirá que eres bueno.
