Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho de Souzais a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 80 languages. The author has sold over 200 million copies worldwide and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese language author...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 August 1947
CityRio de Janeiro, Brazil
CountryBrazil
All statutes to the contrary are revoked.
Every human being has the right to search for happiness, and by 'happiness' is meant something that makes other people feel content.
Most of the times, aggression will drive your enemy to do something that you are trying to prevent.
Postponing doing the really interesting things in life for later, when you don't have the energy.
Always saying, "I tried" when you didn't really try at all.
Marrying the first person who offers you a decent position in society. Love can wait.
Believing everything your child does wrong is entirely down to the company he or she keeps.
Swearing when in heavy traffic.
Using your car as a weapon and impenetrable armor.
Believing that other people are always better than you-better-looking, more capable, richer, more intelligent-and that it's very dangerous to step outside your own limits, so it's best to do nothing.
Eating three times a day even if you're not hungry.
Going to a charity tea party and thinking that you've done your bit toward putting an end to social inequity in the world.
Assuming, as you grow older, that you're the guardian of the world's wisdom, even if you haven't necessarily lived enough to know what's right and wrong.
In the southern hemisphere, covering the Christmas tree with fake snow even though winter has nothing to do with the birth of Christ.