"When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means."

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Source : Carlo Collodi, Collodi Nipote (2012). “The Pinocchio Megapack: 4 Classic Puppet Tales”, p.26, Wildside Press LLC

Carlo Collodi

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“One year I hit .291 and had to take a salary cut. If you hit .291 today, you'd own the franchise.”
“To resolve such conflicts peacefully in our interdependent - or what I would like to call our intra-interdependent - world requires not just well-chosen words but sustained and unified action.”
“Racing cars which have been converted for road use never really work. It's like making a hard core adult film, and then editing it so that it can be shown in British hotels. You'd just end up with a sort of half hour close up of some bloke's sweaty face.”
“Think about it, if you was there standing looking at me. What would you do, if I hit your face with dog doo-doo?”
“I didn't go to university, and so, every time that I work, I'm looking for a teacher in a way. I'm looking for people that I can learn from and to have the chance to work with people that I admire.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Details create the big picture.”
“The average man plays to the gallery of his own self-esteem.”
“Elegance is not to be noticed, but to be remembered.”

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