Quotes by Brazilian authors

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Small: Weve advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... Whats needed now is less r
"We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action"
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Politician
Small: I dont need arms, and neither does anyone else... At the very least, a ban would prevent fights from turning d
"I don't need arms, and neither does anyone else... At the very least, a ban would prevent fights from turning deadly"
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Politician
Small: Brazil has rediscovered itself, and this rediscovery is being expressed in its peoples enthusiasm and their de
"Brazil has rediscovered itself, and this rediscovery is being expressed in its people's enthusiasm and their desire to mobilize to face the huge problems that lie ahead of us"
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Politician
Small: Theres a button that goes On and Im On. And when I go On, there is almost no me there is just a character who
"There's a button that goes On and I'm On. And when I go On, there is almost no me; there is just a character who is doing all this"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. Th
"It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: I think its better when youre natural, when you just do whatever you want, instead of doing classes where I se
"I think it's better when you're natural, when you just do whatever you want, instead of doing classes where I see all these other people holding back because they've been trained with certain skills or techniques. I'm like, whatever"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: Here in Davos, it is generally assumed that there is now only one god - the market
"Here in Davos, it is generally assumed that there is now only one god - the market"
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Politician
Small: Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations
"Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations"
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Politician
Small: A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of
"A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all"
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Politician
Small: I felt like my pregnancy was a sacred moment for me. I stayed in Boston and I didnt work apart from the contra
"I felt like my pregnancy was a sacred moment for me. I stayed in Boston and I didn't work apart from the contracts I have, and then I only let them use my face"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: It was my first scene. My first day. We could have started with me drinking a beer, something a little less th
"It was my first scene. My first day. We could have started with me drinking a beer, something a little less than having Barbies touching each other. But they started with that"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: Im not an actress, you know. I dont know whats going on. And Im supposed to be the villain
"I'm not an actress, you know. I don't know what's going on. And I'm supposed to be the villain"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: I feel grateful because I have a lot of love in my life. I found the person Im sharing my life with. I have a
"I feel grateful because I have a lot of love in my life. I found the person I'm sharing my life with. I have a good man"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: There is good in everything its just how you choose to look at it. Everything thats worth it has a price. For
"There is good in everything; it's just how you choose to look at it. Everything that's worth it has a price. For me to be a model - I had to leave my family. Do you think I liked that? No! There are sacrifices. Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: If you have your wife, and you are proud of something shes done, wouldnt you go and support her in something?
"If you have your wife, and you are proud of something she's done, wouldn't you go and support her in something? That is what I was trying to do"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: Im very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities
"I'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: I cannot put this poison on my skin. I do not use anything synthetic
"I cannot put this poison on my skin. I do not use anything synthetic"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: I did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think a lot of people
"I did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals. I was mindful about what I ate, and I gained only 30 pounds"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: The other aspect is that you become much more aware of the structural problems that pertain to that continent.
"The other aspect is that you become much more aware of the structural problems that pertain to that continent. You feel the need to act to try and solve them"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil
"No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: It was a complex endeavor so without Robert Redfords constant support we wouldnt have gotten to the end
"It was a complex endeavor so without Robert Redford's constant support we wouldn't have gotten to the end"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: I went to Cuba maybe eight or nine times
"I went to Cuba maybe eight or nine times"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: I come from Brazil, which is a Portuguese speaking part of the continent
"I come from Brazil, which is a Portuguese speaking part of the continent"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: A filmmaker can never be distant from his roots
"A filmmaker can never be distant from his roots"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: The Peruvian faces are completely different from that faces in Argentina and in Brazil
"The Peruvian faces are completely different from that faces in Argentina and in Brazil"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: On the contrary, Im a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film
"On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped from country to country and culture to culture
"My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped from country to country and culture to culture"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: Im much more interested in living specific experiences in films
"I'm much more interested in living specific experiences in films"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: We all knew the book well because its the cult book in Latin America. For me, this was a sacred territory. I w
"We all knew the book well because it's the cult book in Latin America. For me, this was a sacred territory. I would not have ventured into it by myself"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: The necessity to conceptualise has to come very early on, and defining a vector of development for that film a
"The necessity to conceptualise has to come very early on, and defining a vector of development for that film also at the beginning of the process will allow you much more freedom as you go along"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: So the search for a father in Central Station is also a search for a country
"So the search for a father in Central Station is also a search for a country"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: There are still 500,000 persons afflicted with leprosy in Latin America, so it is still very much present
"There are still 500,000 persons afflicted with leprosy in Latin America, so it is still very much present"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: The films that Ive done before were original stories most of the time, I did two adaptations before this, but
"The films that I've done before were original stories most of the time, I did two adaptations before this, but they were mostly original stories where I had complete freedom to evolve in the direction I wanted"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. Were a very young culture, and I t
"I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. We're a very young culture, and I think that things are not yet crystallised"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: And my generation in Brazil was influenced by Cinema Novo. So were echoing whats been done way in the past
"And my generation in Brazil was influenced by Cinema Novo. So we're echoing what's been done way in the past"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: So when I was very young, I longed for Brazil
"So when I was very young, I longed for Brazil"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of th
"But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: Also, I knew that the impact of Motorcycle Diaries was going to be so resonant for all of us who went through
"Also, I knew that the impact of Motorcycle Diaries was going to be so resonant for all of us who went through the experience of making it that I didn't want to do anything that could reflect it"
Walter Salles, Director
Small: You can keep yourself alive. Thats the magic of being an actor
"You can keep yourself alive. That's the magic of being an actor"
Sonia Braga, Actress
Small: The only thing I know is that we came from the stars, and that we have the same material as the stars. Thats a
"The only thing I know is that we came from the stars, and that we have the same material as the stars. That's all that I know. Everything else I don't know"
Sonia Braga, Actress