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Believe Quotes by Italo Calvino
- Whenever humanity seems condemned to heaviness, I think I should fly like Perseus into a different space. I don’t mean escaping into dreams or the…
- What about books? Well, precisely because you have denied it in every other field, you believe you may still grant yourself legitimately this youthful pleasure…
- In politics, as in every other sphere of life, there are two important principles for a man of any sense: don't cherish too many illusions,…
- There is still one of which you never speak.' Marco Polo bowed his head. 'Venice,' the Khan said. Marco smiled. 'What else do you believe…
- Renouncing things is less difficult than people believe: it's all a matter of getting started. Once you've succeeded in dispensing with something you thought essential,…
- I change my method and field of reference from book to book because I can never believe in the same thing two times running.
- Personally, I believe in fiction because the stories I like are those with a beginning and an end.
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- I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective. — J. J. Abrams
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there's always a… — Julian Assange
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger. — Richard Bach
- The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing… — Neil Armstrong
- Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind… — Mary Kay Ash
- Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. — Isaac Asimov