Yann Martel Quotes
The individual soul touches upon the world soul like a well reaches for the water table. That which sustains the universe beyond thought and language, and that which is at the core of us and struggles for expression, is the same thing. The finite within the infinite, the infinite within the finite.
Quotes to Explore
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I want a natural burial. Just straight into the ground in a shroud.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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Pity is the deadliest feeling that can be offered to a woman.
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Barberries, or zereshk, are tiny dried red fruit with a tremendously sharp flavour. They come from Iran, where they're used to add freshness to rice and chicken dishes.
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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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If you look at any normal organization, the CEO is the person with the highest E.Q. The person with the highest IQ is often in the back room running the financials or the operations. That's topsy turvy.
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It's called 'I Wanna Thank You,' and I'm encouraging everybody out there to blog, Tweet, Facebook, anything about it. Let's sign a petition. The petition is called 'Busta Rhymes Make 'I Wanna Thank You' Your First Single.'
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I'd studied English literature at university, but I was also far more enamored with Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, and James Joyce. That was my passion.
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I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years.
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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I wish every woman would love herself and embrace what she was given naturally.
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Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.
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Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people wont.
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It is not by sitting still at a grand distance and calling the human race larvae that men are to be helped.
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One doesn't become a soldier in a week - it takes training, study and discipline. There is no question that the finest Army in the world is found in the United States.
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The individual soul touches upon the world soul like a well reaches for the water table. That which sustains the universe beyond thought and language, and that which is at the core of us and struggles for expression, is the same thing. The finite within the infinite, the infinite within the finite.
