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Quotes by Spanish Authors

"A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity."

"A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity."

Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Philosopher

Lie, Integrity, Reputation

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"Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day."

"Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day."

Marcus Valerius Martial, Spanish Poet

Fear, Content, Day, Nothing

59

"At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since."

"At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

55

"But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected."

"But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

Religion, Father, Now

53

"A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about."

"A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about."

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator

Humor, Arguments, Fool, Talking

52

"I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous."

"I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

51

"For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God."

"For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

Friendship, God, Being, Nothing

50

"Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst."

"Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst."

Marcus Valerius Martial, Spanish Poet

50

"Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds."

"Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

Body, Care, Needs

46

"I mean, if you turn on the radio, love is 90 percent of the music."

"I mean, if you turn on the radio, love is 90 percent of the music."

Enrique Iglesias, Spanish Musician

45

"The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant."

"The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

Difference, Memories

44

"The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima."

"The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Innovation, Genius

44

"You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made."

"You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made."

Jose Bergamin, Spanish Writer

Decision-Making, Decision

43

"Psychiatrists don't solve anything from one day to the next."

"Psychiatrists don't solve anything from one day to the next."

Victoria Abril, Spanish Actress

42

"There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad."

"There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

41

"The good is, like nature, an immense landscape in which man advances through centuries of exploration."

"The good is, like nature, an immense landscape in which man advances through centuries of exploration."

Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish Philosopher

Nature, Exploration, Man

41

"When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome."

"When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome."

Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist

40

"Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes."

"Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes."

Marcus Valerius Martial, Spanish Poet

40

"It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning."

"It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

Power, First, Taste

39

"Anyone can write a story based on the kind of horror where you see a guy in car and then there's the bad guy in the back seat. It's infantile to rely on that for telling a story. That's like going to bed and thinking there's a monster under your bed. It's silly."

"Anyone can write a story based on the kind of horror where you see a guy in car and then there's the bad guy in the back seat. It's infantile to rely on that for telling a story. That's like going to bed and thinking there's a monster under your bed. It's silly."

Sergio Aragones, Spanish Cartoonist

Car, Bed, Horror, Silly

39

"Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions."

"Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Identity, Colors, Emotions

39

"There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair."

"There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair."

Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist

Despair, Folly, Man, World

39

"It's quite easy to start Trials riding. You just need a bike and you're set."

"It's quite easy to start Trials riding. You just need a bike and you're set."

Sete Gibernau, Spanish Athlete

38

"Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of U.N. resolutions. Iraq is in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions."

"Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of U.N. resolutions. Iraq is in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions."

Jose Maria Aznar, Spanish Statesman

Legal, Iraq, Security

37

"The hand has the richest articulation of space."

"The hand has the richest articulation of space."

Eduardo Chillida, Spanish Sculptor

37

"Yes, it must be something that goes very well with my voice, let's say something that I understand that this would be good communication with the others, and I don't pretend for instance, to look for music that would be something that doesn't go with my personality."

"Yes, it must be something that goes very well with my voice, let's say something that I understand that this would be good communication with the others, and I don't pretend for instance, to look for music that would be something that doesn't go with my personality."

Victoria de los Angeles, Spanish Musician

Music, Communication, Personality, Voice

36

"I am I plus my circumstances."

"I am I plus my circumstances."

Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish Philosopher

Circumstance, Circumstances

36

"For even in dreams a good deed is not lost."

"For even in dreams a good deed is not lost."

Pedro Calderon, Spanish Dramatist

Dream, Dreams, Deed

36

"Only he shakes the heavens and from its treasures takes our the winds. He joins the waters and the clouds and produces the rain. He does all those things. Only he realizes miracles permanently."

"Only he shakes the heavens and from its treasures takes our the winds. He joins the waters and the clouds and produces the rain. He does all those things. Only he realizes miracles permanently."

Michael Servetus, Spanish Scientist

Cloud, Clouds, Miracles, Rain

35

"Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it."

"Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it."

Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Philosopher

35

"To stay at my best, I have to stop talking during the preceding day."

"To stay at my best, I have to stop talking during the preceding day."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

35

"I always choose my projects for the script or what the director want to tell with that story. And if I like the story."

"I always choose my projects for the script or what the director want to tell with that story. And if I like the story."

Elena Anaya, Spanish Actress

Project, Projects, Want

35

"The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith."

"The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith."

Ignatius Loyola, Spanish Clergyman

Faith, Father, Conquest, End

35

"Music will save the world."

"Music will save the world."

Pablo Casals, Spanish Musician

Music, Will, World

34

"The people themselves, and only the people, determine the rhythm of our fight."

"The people themselves, and only the people, determine the rhythm of our fight."

Frederica Montseny, Spanish Politician

34

"Barbarism is the absence of standards to which appeal can be made."

"Barbarism is the absence of standards to which appeal can be made."

Jose Ortega Y Gasset, Spanish Philosopher

33

"Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you."

"Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you."

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator

33

"Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid."

"Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

32

"Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart."

"Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart."

Andres Segovia, Spanish Musician

Music, Poetry, Heart, Body

32

"I have this problem with violence. I've only done one movie in almost 20 years where I killed people. It's called Perdita Durango. It's a Spanish movie. I'm very proud of the movie, but I felt weird doing that."

"I have this problem with violence. I've only done one movie in almost 20 years where I killed people. It's called Perdita Durango. It's a Spanish movie. I'm very proud of the movie, but I felt weird doing that."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

People, Violence, Years

32

"Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress."

"Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress."

Maimonides, Spanish Philosopher

Progress, Tongue

32

"How individuals of the same species surpass each other in these sensations and in other bodily faculties is universally known, but there is a limit to them, and their power cannot extend to every distance or to every degree."

"How individuals of the same species surpass each other in these sensations and in other bodily faculties is universally known, but there is a limit to them, and their power cannot extend to every distance or to every degree."

Maimonides, Spanish Philosopher

Power, Sensations

31

"We're aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration."

"We're aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration."

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spanish Statesman

Government, Peace, War, Oil

31

"Sometimes, you start with the drawing and then the gag comes to you in the middle of it. That is when you start working on the solution of the gag, which is composition, placing, equilibrium, and character design."

"Sometimes, you start with the drawing and then the gag comes to you in the middle of it. That is when you start working on the solution of the gag, which is composition, placing, equilibrium, and character design."

Sergio Aragones, Spanish Cartoonist

Design, Character, Solution

30

"I will burn, but this is a mere event. We shall continue our discussion in eternity."

"I will burn, but this is a mere event. We shall continue our discussion in eternity."

Michael Servetus, Spanish Scientist

29

"No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means."

"No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means."

Maimonides, Spanish Philosopher

Dieting, Diet, Disease

28

"If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it."

"If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it."

Marcus Valerius Martial, Spanish Poet

28

"Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve."

"Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve."

Hernando Cortes, Spanish Leader

Success, War, Victory, Desire

27

"The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause."

"The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause."

Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Philosopher

27

"We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it."

"We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

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