Antonio Porchia Quotes
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Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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Problems will disappear as darkness disappears with the onset of light.
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To rebuild this country will take a long time but we have the mandate and the people support us.
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My kids have played sports all their life, and one thing I've tried to teach them when you lose, you try to be a gentleman about it.
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It is long overdue that we have a woman as a legitimate contender for the White House. But Hillary Clinton is the definition of the establishment so many are determined to reject.
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While there is a chance of the world getting through its troubles, I hold that a reasonable man has to behave as though he were sure of it. If at the end your cheerfulness in not justified, at any rate you will have been cheerful.
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When a president speaks, it's to multiple audiences.
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What we aim to do, through public pressure, is help the environment protection bureau to enforce the law.
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Schizophrenia cannot be understood without understanding despair.
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I write books I'd enjoy reading, I'm the reader standing behind my shoulder.
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I am always relaxed.
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This is one Hart that you will not leave in San Francisco.
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I think it's safe to say that 'manliness' was a common theme in my upbringing. It was an assumed status, but - and here's the important bit - it was the Rudyard Kipling kind. The emphasis was on gentlemanly conduct, sportsmanship, fairness and stoicism.
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All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.
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'You like music, Mr. Gurgeh?' Hamin asked, leaning over to the man. Gurgeh nodded. 'Well, a little does no harm.'
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I now spend a good part of my day dreaming of times past, present and future. As I try to survive on 15 hours sleep a day, I have plenty of time to enjoy vivid dreams. Being completely wheel-chaired doesn't stop my mind from roaming the universe - on the contrary!
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I have absolutely no interest in running for president again.
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If it makes you laugh, if it makes you cry, if it rips out your heart, that's a good picture.
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On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home.
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I used to rarely go on film sets, as I felt it was very boring to see the same shot being done so many times. I felt I had nothing to do. I used to irritate the cameramen.
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For example, I'm terribly proud. I'm as mistrustful and as sensitive as a hunchback or a dwarf; but, in truth, I've experienced some moments when if someone had slapped my face, I might even have been grateful for it. I'm being serious. I probably would have been able to derive a peculiar sort of pleasure from it-the pleasure of despair, naturally, but the most intense pleasures occur in despair, especially when you're very acutely aware of the hopelessness of your own predicament.
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El alma de todos sólo es el alma de cada uno.
