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Quotes by Brazilian Authors

"Man needs to choose, not just accept his destiny."

"For millions of years, man spoke only to what he could see. Suddenly, in just one decade, 'seeing' and 'speaking' have been separated. We think we're used to it, yet we don't realize the immense impact it's had on our reflexes. Our bodies are simply not used to it. Frankly, the result is that, when we talk on the telephone, we enter a state that is similar to certain magical trances; we can discover other things about ourselves."

"And if I'm alone in bed, I will go to the window, look up at the sky, and feel certain that loneliness is a lie, because the Universe is there to keep me company."

"People were desperately trying to fill their seats for the summer. And so prices are really low right now. And so they are kept from raising prices to make up for that difference."

"It was a complex endeavor so without Robert Redford's constant support we wouldn't have gotten to the end."

"I actually thrive on all the challenges, and I don't feel like ADD has impaired my ability."

"No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil."

"I'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities."

"Be it $15 million here and $11 million there, it takes hundreds of millions to be successful in this business."

"Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me."

"Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work."

"Don't be intimidated by other people's opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do."

"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."

"I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous."

"She imagined herself both queen and slave, dominatrix and victim. In her imagination she was making love with men of all skin colors--white, black, yellow--with homosexuals and beggars. She was anyone's, and anyone could do anything to her. She had one, two, three orgasms, one after another. She imagined everything she had never imagined before, and she gave herself to all that was most base and most pure."

"I never really thought about being an actress or being anything like that. I was always a bit scared as well because of the thing about models becoming an actress and all that."

"Through F1, I bought my own boat. I learned to fly my own plane and helicopter. And my job with my company is a reflection of everything motor racing taught me."

"Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day."

"To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that isn't afraid of facing challenges."

"You are going in one second the length of a football field. That means you brain is receiving information from your body what the car is doing physically, bumping, balance, performance."

"Raise your vibration, Not your tone of voice..You gain inspiration, For Peace is a choice."

"A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all."

"Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one."

"Because it seemed too simple to accept that life was an act of faith."

"I believe the public's confidence would be increased if the federal government took over the functions of airport security screening for all passengers."

"It's so important to experience what your customers are experiencing and listen to their suggestions."

"Because I know the things I should be able to accomplish, and I don't want to do so."

"I'm always crunching numbers, so my calculator watch is a must."

"Also, there are now new laws in Brazil which create incentives for Argentine and Latin American films to be premiered and distributed in Brazil and vice versa."

"Just keep thinking about the good side of ADD - the creativity and the originality it can stimulate."

"Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions."

"As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing."
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