Chico Buarque Quotes

Some people thought I was using my popularity as a singer to sell my first novel. For others, it was almost a sacrilege: a practitioner of a minor art daring to enter the field of high art.

Chico Buarque

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ArtPeopleThoughtOthersSinger

I started at the bottom. Nobody has given me anything.

Ana Patricia Botin

MeNobodyAnythingBottomStarted

The future is made of the same stuff as the present.

Simone Weil

FuturePresentSameStuffMade

In my day, when I was a young kid, army duty was compulsory in South Africa or you go to jail. I had the choice, so I spent a year in the entertainment unit, and outside of doing shows - and I used to write for, arrange for the big band - outside of doing that, I actually had a rock band in the army.

Trevor Rabin

DayDoingYearYouChoiceYoung

Conservatives tend to see the world more in terms of good-versus-evil and, for some of them, the nightmare is a disarmed citizenry that can be preyed upon by criminals. They know that having a gun in the house would increase the risk of an accident for a member of their family, but they're willing to take that risk.

Jonathan Haidt

FamilyWorldGunHouseKnowSee

When the world throws you too much information, the only way you can stay sane or survive is to look for pattern recognition. Amidst all the blurs, is there a constellation that emerges, is there a straight line that's emerging?

Douglas Coupland

WorldSurviveRecognitionYouLook

Anyone who's had a tattoo knows once you get your first one, as you're walking out the door, you're planning the next.

Chris Evans

DoorPlanningWalkingYouTattoo

My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need of something better than local lore and weather proverbs.

Cleveland Abbe

LifeGreatIgnoranceNew YorkCity

If I can be in a position of power and influence, and be able to make my present better, then I want to do that.

Bozoma Saint John

PowerInfluencePresentBetterI Can

I have a lot of respect for all the artists I get compared to, even if, as an artist, you prefer to have your own identity.

Brittany Howard

RespectIdentityYouArtistOwnGet

I have to remember I am a defender first and do my job there first and foremost.

Ali Krieger

JobI AmRememberFirstDefenderAm

Remember what I always say: people first, then money, then things.

Suze Orman

MoneyPeopleRememberSayFirst

I mean no disrespect to Scottish football, but the Premier League is the biggest stage and highest profile league of all.

Peter Shilton

FootballDisrespectMeanStage

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