Cornelia Funke Quotes
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It is time that scientists and other public intellectuals observed that the contest between faith and reason is zero-sum.
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The American Revolution as it actually unfolded was so troubling and strange that once the struggle was over, a generation did its best to remove all traces of the truth.
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We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.
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Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
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Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to make films. That's really all I ever wanted to do.
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The people of South Africa are ready to stand up to the oppressions of the Pretoria regime, and they are ready to fight back.
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I don't want to over-promise and under-deliver.
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My goal is to improve my game, stay healthy and be competitive. If I have that, I know I can be able to win tournaments, which in the end is what it counts.
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Often times I have been asked about the attributes for success, and I have said that you need two attributes for succeeding as an entrepreneur: one, courage, second, luck.
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In the South, there was absence of any leadership corresponding in breadth and courage to that of Abraham Lincoln.
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Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion for the Australian tennis community to come together and celebrate our sport, recognise people's achievements and contributions to Australian tennis.
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Winning and making history is something you can't buy. Me? I'm a guy who loves history. When I'm 60 or 70, I don't want to be remembered for the money I make. I want to be in the history books.
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I pass through the difficult moments in life, really difficult times on grass, during my seven years of my career. All of a sudden I felt comfortable.
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The weather was turning cold and I remember that Dante was using nothing but natural light as his electric department was away, prepping the scene in the cave. We stayed on that rock for the whole day.
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I want to keep people guessing.
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it.
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The black man in Africa had mastered the arts and sciences. He knew the course of the stars in the universe before the man up in Europe knew that the earth wasn't flat.
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Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.
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I feel close to the rebelliousness and vigour of the youth here. Perhaps time will separate us, but nobody can deny that here, behind the windows of Manchester, there is an insane love of football, of celebration and of music.
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Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an ocean.
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They say they don't understand me. And how could they? I don't understand myself. I mean, is this really me? Or is this just a dream? Maybe I'm merely a spirit floating through ether... and that's why I feel so empty.
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It's easy to be cynical about American politics. It's more important not to be.
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I love to read aloud.
