Antonio Porchia Quotes
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I have no political ax to grind; I just find it absurd that huge billion-dollar corporations can take over elections. I just find it insane that, for instance, we give tax breaks to people like myself making millions of dollars, while there're no tax breaks for working people. That, to me, is not a political issue, that's a life issue.
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When you are doing a show, it can get really dull. You are sitting so long while they set up the lights, then you say a couple of lines, then they tear down the lights again. At least stunts are something that uses your physical energy a great deal.
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We are cyborgs already. If you learn to read, it causes permanent changes to the structure of your brain for your entire life.
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Ordinary Muslims in Europe, who suffer from the demoralisation caused by living as perennial objects of suspicion and contempt, are far from thinking of themselves as a politically powerful, or even cohesive, community, not to speak of conquerors of Europe.
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As an actress, as you get older, you find yourself in a situation where you play mothers or women who are hoping to be mothers.
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Any perjury case is a tough case. You just don't go on 'he said-she said.' You have to find corroborating evidence.
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I worry a lot about taking care of my dependents, all those perfectly ordinary middle-class preoccupations.
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Trevor Horn has worked with some of the biggest stars there is. And he was happy to do a record with me. He's worked with some amazing people, and then there's little old me walking in.
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My books are personal: I'm not saying they're the Bible of music.
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I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.
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As cheesy as it sounds, nothing beats a smile and a bit of confidence! As long as you feel good on the inside, you can still look beautiful without any makeup at all.
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The wraith of Sigmund said. 'You know what this is, I suppose. Religious melancholia. Stop while there is time. If you dive, you dive into insanity.'
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He had that self-reproachful feeling of having been remiss which comes to Generals who wake up one morning to discover that they have carelessly allowed themselves to be outflanked.
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Yet in my lineaments they traceSome features of my father's face.
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Amur n'est pruz se n'est egals.
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The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs.
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I'm lucky: I have very funny kids.
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There's something very special about seeing history so clearly in front of you through that architecture that you just don't get in the U.S. If I was asked to choose where I'd most like to live, I would always choose London.
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History of the New York Times, 1851-1921. Contributors: Elmer Davis - author. Publisher: New York Times.
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The state's results clearly demonstrate that we still are not doing what is needed to help these older students build the reading skills they will need to deal with increasingly complex high school courses.
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If you double the number of experiments you do per year you're going to double your inventiveness.
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Vengo de morirme, no de haber nacido. De haber nacido me voy.
