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Small: The salt of any interesting civilization is mixture
Antonio Tabucchi
"The salt of any interesting civilization is mixture"
Antonio Tabucchi, Writer
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Small: Doubts are like stains on a shirt. I like shirts with stains, because when Im given a shirt thats too clean, o
Antonio Tabucchi
"Doubts are like stains on a shirt. I like shirts with stains, because when I'm given a shirt that's too clean, one that's completely white, I immediately start having doubts"
Antonio Tabucchi, Writer
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Small: But democracy isnt a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance
Antonio Tabucchi
"But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance"
Antonio Tabucchi, Writer
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Small: Because, in opera, I have to sing for people that are very far from me, instead of, when I sing a song, I try
"Because, in opera, I have to sing for people that are very far from me, instead of, when I sing a song, I try to imagine to sing like in an ear of a child"
Andrea Bocelli, Musician
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Small: All that counts in life is intention
"All that counts in life is intention"
Andrea Bocelli, Musician
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Small: Its true that I suffered a lot, especially when I was younger
"It's true that I suffered a lot, especially when I was younger"
Andrea Bocelli, Musician
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Small: When you sing and people want that you sing, then you can hope to be great
"When you sing and people want that you sing, then you can hope to be great"
Andrea Bocelli, Musician
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Small: I began when I was a child, because I was born and grew up in a little village. And many people ride the horse
"I began when I was a child, because I was born and grew up in a little village. And many people ride the horses. So, it was a big - it has been a big passion for me"
Andrea Bocelli, Musician
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Small: No one thinks of how much blood it costs
"No one thinks of how much blood it costs"
Dante Alighieri, Poet
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Small: Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal
"Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal"
Dante Alighieri, Poet
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Small: Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding
"Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding"
Gian Carlo Menotti, Composer
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Small: A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance
"A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance"
Gian Carlo Menotti, Composer
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Small: In love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision
Italo Calvino
"In love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision"
Italo Calvino, Journalist
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Small: You dress elegant women. You dress sophisticated women. I dress sluts
Gianni Versace
"You dress elegant women. You dress sophisticated women. I dress sluts"
Gianni Versace, Designer
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Small: See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little
"See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little"
Pope John XXIII, Clergyman
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Small: I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me
"I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me"
Camillo di Cavour, Statesman
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Small: Physics does not change the nature of the world it studies, and no science of behavior can change the essentia
"Physics does not change the nature of the world it studies, and no science of behavior can change the essential nature of man, even though both sciences yield technologies with a vast power to manipulate the subject matters"
Pope Paul VI, Clergyman
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Small: We are an age without leaders. We stopped having leaders at the end of the 20th century
"We are an age without leaders. We stopped having leaders at the end of the 20th century"
Oriana Fallaci, Journalist
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Small: All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to th
"All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today"
Pope Paul VI, Clergyman
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Small: The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes than he who distrusts them
"The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes than he who distrusts them"
Camillo di Cavour, Statesman
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Small: Translation is the art of failure
"Translation is the art of failure"
Umberto Eco, Novelist
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Small: Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare
"Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare"
Oriana Fallaci, Journalist
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Small: Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than anothers fear
"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear"
Umberto Eco, Novelist
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Small: Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age
"Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age"
Pope John XXIII, Clergyman
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Small: That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Dont be into trends. Dont make fashion own you, but you de
Gianni Versace
"That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live"
Gianni Versace, Designer
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Small: The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in clusters
"The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in clusters"
Galileo Galilei, Scientist
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Small: Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are
"Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not"
Galileo Galilei, Scientist
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Small: If you havent cried, your eyes cant be beautiful
"If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful"
Sophia Loren, Actress
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Small: Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre
"Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent"
Sophia Loren, Actress
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Small: Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real
"Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real"
Federico Fellini, Director
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Small: I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on
"I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on"
Dino De Laurentiis, Director
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Small: The room where I am lodging is stupendous. Thank God I am as fit as a fiddle
"The room where I am lodging is stupendous. Thank God I am as fit as a fiddle"
Pietro Mascagni, Composer
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Small: How do Ferrari know what Im doing next year when I dont know what Im doing next week?
Valentino Rossi
"How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?"
Valentino Rossi, Athlete
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Small: Ignorance is never better than knowledge
"Ignorance is never better than knowledge"
Enrico Fermi, Physicist
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Small: There is no redemption from hell
Pope Paul III
"There is no redemption from hell"
Pope Paul III, Clergyman
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Small: Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I dont make
"Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I don't make eye contact, the guys won't come over and talk. American girls just go for it. You men are spoiled"
Silvia Colloca, Actress
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Small: For me, music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion
"For me, music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion"
Luciano Pavarotti, Musician
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Small: Sex is the great equalizer
Nick Mancuso
"Sex is the great equalizer"
Nick Mancuso, Actor
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Small: There are people who help you in life. Ive been given a helping hand, and thats why I feel its my duty to help
"There are people who help you in life. I've been given a helping hand, and that's why I feel it's my duty to help younger artists"
Hugo Pratt, Cartoonist
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Small: I started this whole endeavor really. And at the beginning we had the selection in Italy. And that was pretty
"I started this whole endeavor really. And at the beginning we had the selection in Italy. And that was pretty much among people that had held previous experience in that particular satellite. So, I was in that, in a good position then"
Umberto Guidoni, Astronaut
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