Antonio Porchia Quotes
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I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.
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I actually have a fear of the water because I nearly drowned. I got caught in a rip tide, and I wasn't a good swimmer because that was when I was emigrating from England to Australia.
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I think it's important for girls to be confident. Believe in yourself and... everybody's hot.
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I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud of.
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I wish I could make multiple records, stylistically. The way that I'm gonna remedy that is to make a diverse record with a lot of different styles on one record.
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My grandparents don't really listen to pop music, and they only speak Spanish and only listen to Spanish music.
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I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.
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If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.
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I think rock 'n' roll would become exponentially, considerably more difficult to perform past about 65.
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If I am incompetent, I am useless, the people of India will see that.
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I've never taken any issue off the table for lack of suitability. Only for lack of imagination.
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Sometimes when I'm on set, I keep eating, and people are like, 'You really eat that?' I'm like, 'Yes, I do.'
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It's nice if people can finally loosen up a little bit and just go out laugh at silliness. I mean, people take themselves way too seriously sometimes.
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Even writing verses from my first album, there were songs that I didn't use because I just felt that they weren't really for me. But I think that happens naturally when you write songs. You're in a different mood in every session. There's so many songs out there that could potentially be used by other artists.
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Films are big hits when they touch a lot of people. Things are not funny in a vacuum, they're funny because we respond to some personal dislocation, some embarrassment, some humiliation, some pain we've suffered, or some desire we have.
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But he understood from hard-earned experience that true security comes through making peace with your neighbors.
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Greed puts out the sun.
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The sort of enjoyment that we all get from that voyeuristic impulse of looking into other people's house as we pass them, and the idea that there might be something sinister or strange going on in the houses we pass every day or in our neighborhood, is a very compelling idea.
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I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren't funny.
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Now learning a bit more about footballers I think what they need to do well, is someone who really wants to stay in the background and just be a strong support.
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I'm not a theatrics guy who does things for effect. Whatever comes out is what I feel. It just comes out.
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Con mi encadenamiento a la tierra pago la libertad de mis ojos.
