"Peru is a country where more than half the people would emigrate if given the chance. Thats half the population that is willing to abandon everything they know for the uncertainty of a life in a foreign land, in another language."

-- Daniel Alarcon

#Country Quotes #Land Quotes #People Quotes

“Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.”
“In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats.”
“Emotional release by itself, no matter how "real," "honest," etc. the emotion may be, is never enough to create a character...such release has no artistic form.”
“Sometimes God offends our minds in order to reveal our hearts.”
“On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame”
“You cannot will yourself to be happy while believing that you have no right to happiness, or that you are unworthy of it. You cannot tell yourself to release aggressive thoughts if you think it is wrong to free them, so you must come to grips with your beliefs in all instances.”
“Intuition is educated by experience and employed by curiosity.”
“The word 'Spanx' was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it.”

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