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"We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry."

"We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry."

Maria Montessori, Italian Educator

Beauty, Imagination, Poetry, Science

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"It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes."

"It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes."

Thomas Aquinas, Italian Theologian

Time, Deeds, Jokes, Mind

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"Man cannot produce a single work without the assistance of the slow, assiduous, corrosive worm of thought."

"Man cannot produce a single work without the assistance of the slow, assiduous, corrosive worm of thought."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

Work, Thought, Man

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"In the strange heat all litigation brings to bear on things, the very process of litigation fosters the most profound misunderstandings in the world."

"In the strange heat all litigation brings to bear on things, the very process of litigation fosters the most profound misunderstandings in the world."

Renata Adler, Italian Journalist

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"Macedonia's handling of ethnic relations and other issues is encouraging."

"Macedonia's handling of ethnic relations and other issues is encouraging."

Emma Bonino, Italian Politician

Encouragement, Encouraging

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"And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily."

"And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily."

Giovanni Agnelli, Italian Designer

Country, Countries, Necessity, State

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"I look for people who're passionate, dedicated to the text, and in whom I trust completely."

"I look for people who're passionate, dedicated to the text, and in whom I trust completely."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

2

"In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost."

"In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost."

Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet

Life, Journey, Wood

2

"To conquer the command of the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat and acceptance of whatever terms the enemy may be pleased to impose."

"To conquer the command of the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat and acceptance of whatever terms the enemy may be pleased to impose."

Giulio Douhet, Italian Soldier

Victory, Acceptance, Defeat, Enemy

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"I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms."

"I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms."

Giacomo Casanova, Italian Celebrity

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"No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired."

"No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired."

Romano Prodi, Italian Statesman

2

"Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation."

"Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation."

Roberto Assagioli, Italian Psychologist

Forgiveness, Life, Resentment

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"Men don't have as many difficulties and are more supported to combine the different aspects of their life."

"Men don't have as many difficulties and are more supported to combine the different aspects of their life."

Emma Bonino, Italian Politician

Life, Men, Difficulties

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"On the contrary, I tried on numerous occasions to convince the American president not to go to war. I did what was within my capabilities to avoid that happening."

"On the contrary, I tried on numerous occasions to convince the American president not to go to war. I did what was within my capabilities to avoid that happening."

Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Statesman

War, American, President

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"The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards, so the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur backwards."

"The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards, so the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur backwards."

Roberto Benigni, Italian Actor

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"Ask those who love Him with a sincere love, and they will tell you that they find no greater or prompter relief amid the troubles of their life than in loving conversation with their Divine Friend."

"Ask those who love Him with a sincere love, and they will tell you that they find no greater or prompter relief amid the troubles of their life than in loving conversation with their Divine Friend."

Alphonsus Liguori, Italian Clergyman

Life, Love, Friend, Conversation

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"A fact is like a sack - it won't stand up if it's empty. To make it stand up, first you have to put in it all the reasons and feelings that caused it in the first place."

"A fact is like a sack - it won't stand up if it's empty. To make it stand up, first you have to put in it all the reasons and feelings that caused it in the first place."

Luigi Pirandello, Italian Playwright

Feelings, Fact, First

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"I even scored Monaco's goal too. Please, put it down as an own goal for me!"

"I even scored Monaco's goal too. Please, put it down as an own goal for me!"

Alessandro Del Piero, Italian Athlete

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"You seldom get that in film where you're lucky if you get any say at all in the final cut."

"You seldom get that in film where you're lucky if you get any say at all in the final cut."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

2

"I want to come across as a positive person."

"I want to come across as a positive person."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

2

"The disco sound, you must see, is not art or anything so serious."

"The disco sound, you must see, is not art or anything so serious."

Giorgio Moroder, Italian Producer

2

"Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of being in time to save him, swam all night long."

"Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of being in time to save him, swam all night long."

Carlo Collodi, Italian Writer

Time, Father, Hope, Being

2

"I was never convinced that war was the best system to bring democracy to the country."

"I was never convinced that war was the best system to bring democracy to the country."

Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Statesman

War, Country, Democracy

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"Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so."

"Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so."

Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian Poet

2

"This new art made a deep impression on me, and I began to study it ardently."

"This new art made a deep impression on me, and I began to study it ardently."

Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian Composer

Art, Impression, Deep, Study

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"Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning."

"Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning."

Giotto di Bondone, Italian Artist

Romantic, Rome, Yearning

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"Against the dark background of this contemporary civilization of well-being, even the arts tend to mingle, to lose their identity."

"Against the dark background of this contemporary civilization of well-being, even the arts tend to mingle, to lose their identity."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

Civilization, Identity

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"It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who resorts to prayer not to stir the man in us to will what God wills, but only to persuade God to will what the man in us wills."

"It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who resorts to prayer not to stir the man in us to will what God wills, but only to persuade God to will what the man in us wills."

Thomas Aquinas, Italian Theologian

God, Man, Prayer, Will

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"The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal."

"The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal."

Pope Paul VI, Italian Clergyman

Life, Work, Art, Meaning

2

"Narrative art, the novel, from Murasaki to Proust, has produced great works of poetry."

"Narrative art, the novel, from Murasaki to Proust, has produced great works of poetry."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

2

"Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will."

"Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will."

Pope Paul VI, Italian Clergyman

God, Act, Listening, Man

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"The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come."

"The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come."

Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet

2

"God should not be called an individual substance, since the principal of individuation is matter."

"God should not be called an individual substance, since the principal of individuation is matter."

Thomas Aquinas, Italian Theologian

2

"The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue."

"The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

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"Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe."

"Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe."

Dario Fo, Italian Playwright

Music, Countries, Culture, Europe

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"Women are clear-headed, they are more creative and for this reason, sometimes, also more fragile."

"Women are clear-headed, they are more creative and for this reason, sometimes, also more fragile."

Emma Bonino, Italian Politician

Woman, Women, Reason

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"The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities."

"The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities."

Cesare Lombroso, Italian Psychologist

Genius, Appearance

2

"Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times."

"Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

Change, Success

2

"Poetry is the art which is technically within the grasp of everyone: a piece of paper and a pencil and one is ready."

"Poetry is the art which is technically within the grasp of everyone: a piece of paper and a pencil and one is ready."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

2

"I've been through some very difficult stages in my life, but I wouldn't change anything."

"I've been through some very difficult stages in my life, but I wouldn't change anything."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

2

"Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality."

"Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality."

Thomas Aquinas, Italian Theologian

2

"I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same."

"I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same."

Valentino Rossi, Italian Athlete

Car, Race, Will

2

"Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play."

"Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play."

Monica Bellucci, Italian Actress

Movies, Deep, Now, Play

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"I still the love classic period, but also the baroque period, and even 17th-Century music such as the music of Monteverdi. He's one of the greatest opera composers. He was the one who really started the opera."

"I still the love classic period, but also the baroque period, and even 17th-Century music such as the music of Monteverdi. He's one of the greatest opera composers. He was the one who really started the opera."

Cecilia Bartoli, Italian Musician

Love, Music, Composers, Opera

2

"I also used these realistic sounds in a psychological way. With The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, I used animal sounds - as you say, the coyote sound - so the sound of the animal became the main theme of the movie."

"I also used these realistic sounds in a psychological way. With The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, I used animal sounds - as you say, the coyote sound - so the sound of the animal became the main theme of the movie."

Ennio Morricone, Italian Composer

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"I have been judged to be a pessimist but what abyss of ignorance and low egoism is not hidden in one who thinks that Man is the god of himself and that his future can only be triumphant?"

"I have been judged to be a pessimist but what abyss of ignorance and low egoism is not hidden in one who thinks that Man is the god of himself and that his future can only be triumphant?"

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

God, Future, Ignorance, Man

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"Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our ears."

"Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our ears."

Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian Composer

Quality, Remembrance

2

"I see my face in the mirror, and I said, No, my ambition is not to be an actor."

"I see my face in the mirror, and I said, No, my ambition is not to be an actor."

Dino De Laurentiis, Italian Director

Actor, Ambition

2

"I thought there had to be something I could do because it seemed crazy that, in addition to the psychological tragedy each woman has to face, came also all the rest."

"I thought there had to be something I could do because it seemed crazy that, in addition to the psychological tragedy each woman has to face, came also all the rest."

Emma Bonino, Italian Politician

Thought, Rest, Tragedy, Woman

2

"A poet clings to his own tradition and avoids internationalism."

"A poet clings to his own tradition and avoids internationalism."

Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian Author

Life, Tradition

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