"Suffering is by no means a privilege, a sign of nobility, a reminder of God. Suffering is a fierce, ***** thing, commonplace, uncalled for, natural as air. It is intangible; no one can grasp it or fight against it; it dwells in time - is the same thing as time; if it comes in fits and starts, that is only so as to leave the sufferer more defenseless during the moments that follow, those long moments when one relives the last bout of torture and waits for the next."

-- Cesare Pavese

#Mean Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Air Quotes

“Even as a young boy, my passion was to design, and I have been very lucky to be able to do what I have loved all my life. There can be few greater gifts than that.”
“No political movement can avoid the reality of desire in its midst. Every office building is full of the illicit affairs, the unwanted pregnancies, the crises that happen in human lives.”

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“In the United Nations, when China entered, we voted on the same position, and since then we have maintained the same position, that position has not changed.”
“In moviemaking, you learn to pay attention to detail, because so much is in the detail. And when you're shooting, you try to be very alert to what's going on, even if you're tired.”

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“I'm a very passionate believer in the unity of knowledge. There is one world of reality - one world of our experience that we're seeking to describe.”
“I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I'm suspicious.”
“That provision in the constitution which requires that the president shall be a native-born citizen (unless he were a citizen of the United States when the constitution was adopted,) is a happy means of security against foreign influence, which, where-ever it is capable of being exerted, is to be dreaded more than the plague.”

Source : Sir William Blackstone, St. George Tucker, Edward Christian (1803). “Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference, to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States; and of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In Five Volumes. With an Appendix to Each Volume, Containing Short Tracts Upon Such Subjects as Appeared Necessary to Form a Connected View of the Laws of Virginia, as a Member of the Federal Union”, p.323
“I'm attached to my land in Pantelleria as if I'd inherited it. Acting is my job, Pantelleria is my home.”

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