Yann Martel Quotes
I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.
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There are times you can't really see or even feel how sweet life can be. Hopefully its mountains will be higher than its valleys are deep. I know things that are broken can be fixed. Take the punch if you have to, hit the canvas and then get up again. Life is worth it.
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Whatever God or whatever higher power you believe in, they brought us to this earth in a perfect way, and you have to learn to love yourself. Otherwise, it's an exhausting way to be.
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Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.
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Planning bores me. I like to go with the flow. Being whimsical is nice, occasionally. It keeps things fresh; there's no expectation.
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I just prepare myself to perform well, to support my teammates to play well, to try to get to the final, to the World Series.
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Social revolutions are never simple.
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No, but it's not because I'm getting older that I'm trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I'm getting.
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There's a lot of stress... but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.
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After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.
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We are in favor of greater free markets.
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One puts off the biography like you put off death. To write an autobiography is to etch the words on your own gravestone.
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Al Jazeera is known in the Arab world as the voice of freedom of expression.
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After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
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It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.
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I am a self-critical perfectionist.
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I think I'm an okay parent, but I'd put myself in the category of a musician-who-happened-to-become-a-father. I'm definitely not a father-who-happened-to-be-a-musician.
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What is the purpose of public service? It's to solve problems for the people you represent and certainly in the United States Senate, thinking about your state and thinking about your country as well.
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I've always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they're basically professional equivalents of a mix tape I'd make for you at home.
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If neither love nor pain Will ever touch thy heart, Then only God's in thee, And then in God thou art
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The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're out-voted.
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Anybody can wish for riches, and most people do, but only a few know that a definite plan, plus a burning desire for wealth, are the only dependable means of accumulating wealth.
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I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.
