Paulo Coelho Quotes

Writers are lampposts and critics are dogs. Ask lampposts what they think about dogs. Does the dog hurt the lamppost?

Paulo Coelho

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When I was younger, I read a book by Frank Barnaby, this wonderful nuclear physicist - he said that media had a responsibility, that all sectors of society had a responsibility to try and progress things and move things forward. And that fascinated me, because I'd been messing around with a camera most of my life.

Jeremy Gilley

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I was a big fan of 'The Matrix,' and I wanted to work with these people.

Max Riemelt

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Spiritual men have taken into their head something that is to be realized. They have concepts of love, goodness, and the like, which they would like to see realized; therefore they want to set up a kingdom of love on earth, in which no one any longer acts from selfishness, but each one 'from love.' Love is to rule.

Max Stirner

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I've never been to Prague, and I've never been to Russia.

Michael Cohen

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In terms of influence, my style icons have been a mixture of Julie Andrews and Olivia Newton-John. When I was little I used to watch 'Grease,' 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music' a lot. If you put all those things together you do kind of get my outfits. A slightly tarty nanny in a second-hand outfit. That is pretty much what I wear.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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Making a movie where the central character is a horse was a challenge. Because I'm scared of riding. I was thrown as a kid. One of my daughters is a competitive jumper, we live with horses, we have stables on our property. But I don't ride. I observe, and I worry.

Steven Spielberg

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Having children is one of the most passionate and involving bits of business in human life.

Siri Hustvedt

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In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.

Sitting Bull

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I would like to call India a gold-mine of art. It's really the richest in the world.

Mary McFadden

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Most actors are like, 'I want to be more like Marlon Brando.' But when I was a little kid, I just wanted to be an action hero! Then I grew up, and my interests were different.

Lucas Till

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It's estimated for every $1 billion we spend on road construction, nearly 48,000 jobs are created.

Dennis Hastert

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Suspense is a real tough beast in terms of the filmmaking.

David Slade

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