Octavio Paz Quotes

For a man of my generation, our century has been a long intellectual and political struggle in favor of freedom.

Octavio Paz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: mexican
  • Birth: March 31, 1914 - April 19, 1998

Topics

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If the story's interesting and it's a compelling script, I'd be thrilled to be a part of it.

Andre Braugher

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No other athlete in any sport has ever had to go through what I have to.

John McEnroe

GoAthleteThroughOtherEverAny

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.

Robert Green Ingersoll

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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

Ama Ata Aidoo

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Football is about scoring, and if you want to do that, you have to go forward.

Son Heung-min

FootballForwardYouGoWantAbout

I thought all my life that optimists and pessimists pass away the same way, so why be a pessimist?

Shimon Peres

LifeThoughtMy LifeWhyWaySame

The landscape in Ireland is just - I've never been in such a beautiful place with the lakes and ocean and everything.

Travis Fimmel

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I hate being thought of as a product.

Miley Cyrus

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You can only fall in love six times in your life. Choose wisely.

Douglas Coupland

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I've been dealing with politicians all my life. All my life. And I've always gotten them to do what I need them to do.

Donald Trump

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Contrary to reports, this boy is not a billionaire or going to be richer than any Beatle... and not just in the sense of money, by the way; the Beatles are untouchable - those billionaire reports are a joke.

Bono

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All this talk about equality. The only thing people really have in common is that they are all going to die.

Bob Dylan

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