Augusto Roa Bastos Quotes

In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In those moments, when humanity is found collectively in a state of decadence, there always remain those exceptional beings as point of reference.

Augusto Roa Bastos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: June 13, 1917 - April 26, 2005

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I really don't see little girls growing up and thinking, 'Oh, I'm going to morph myself so I look like Barbie.'

Jeremy Scott

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Passion provides purpose, but data drives decisions.

Andy Dunn

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Lisa 'Left-Eye' Lopes in TLC, she stood out a lot with her rap. It was so different, the way she would flow.

Stefflon Don

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My entire youth has been Nasty Gal. My entire future is Nasty Gal.

Sophia Amoruso

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We should all live in central or southwest Queensland in Australia, which is geologically stable. Or Kansas or Nebraska, because it's relatively geologically stable. I am sure there is no emergency plan for Topeka.

Simon Winchester

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When I first started all this, it was mostly music fans that came along, Stones fans. But now, I'm being taken seriously. I've got highfalutin' art collectors and everything!

Ronnie Wood

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Early numbers are always wrong.

Mary Cheney

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I love nice things - I consider Ralph Lauren sheets to be a necessity, not a luxury - but I've known what it's like to be poor.

Martine McCutcheon

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I wrote the original Mike Hammer as a comic, Mike Danger.

Mickey Spillane

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We need to not just ask God but thank Him for everything like our health, our family. And ask Him to bless our homes and to always be present in our daily lives. And to keep us safe is most important.

Jose Altuve

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Let me tell you a story about when I was growing up in Spain. Many Sundays, we would invite 30, 40, 50 people to the countryside, and my father would make a big paella. He put me in charge of the fire and the 'stove' - the rocks that hold the pan. But he wouldn't let me cook. I got so unbelievably upset.

Jose Andres

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The space genre is timeless.

Dirk Benedict

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