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Quando engenheiros me disseram que iriam usar a tecnologia para recuperar o rio Doce, perguntaram a minha opinião. Eu respondi: “A minha sugestão é muito difícil de colocar em prática. Pois teríamos de parar todas as atividades humanas que
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“Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“Consigo tolerar muita dor sem me deixar abater. Tive que aprender a fazer isso. Mas foi difícil, hoje, continuar pedalando e acompanhar os outros quando todo mundo que eu via fazia com que me sentisse cada vez pior.”
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“Mas todos podemos aprender mais. E então, ensinar uns aos outros. Podemos parar de negar a realidade ou esperar que ela desapareça por mágica.”
― Parable of the Sower
― Parable of the Sower
“Thank you,” the old man said. He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.”
― Matilda
― Matilda
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