Paul de Man Quotes
Curiously enough, it seems to be only in describing a mode of language which does not mean what it says that one can actually say what one means.
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Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions.
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I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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That term, 'David and Goliath,' has entered our language as a metaphor for improbable victories by some weak party over someone far stronger.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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Hair and make-up always helps. I did always try to be well-groomed, professional at all times. Take your job seriously - but not yourself.
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We all serve a purpose. My purpose isn't to be rejected. My purpose isn't to think small or to be introverted. This door closed is literally pushing me to the next door.
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The purpose of a business is to create customers.
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I wish black people had a flag they could put into the ground, like when the troops stormed Iwo Jima.
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I'm not a politician, I'm not an ideologue, I'm not an organizer anymore. I'm a human being sharing ideas, and those ideas have to feel fresh and from my heart and my head, and I have to feel it. You can't force that feeling.
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I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways.
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As anyone knows who has ever had to set up a military encampment or build a village from the ground up, occupations pose staggering logistical problems.
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I never had little brothers, so I was totally not used to hearing a lot of cussing at a young age! I learned what 'pull my finger' meant the hard way.
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Distinctions between citizens solely because of their ancestry are by their very nature odious to a free people whose institutions are founded upon the doctrine of equality.
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I exercise five days a week at home.
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When I began we did not really have a lot of First Amendment law. It is really surprising to think of it this way, but a lot of the law - most of the law that relates to the First Amendment freedom of the press in America - is really within living memory.
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I think my strength is always been in being very natural. I think Shakespeare and things like that would be more a stretch for me.
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Why does 'writer' have no gender, but 'actor' has a gender? What is that?
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On Saturday afternoons, there was a film, of course, and then we did about four shows between the films. And I would do a tap dance, a little military tap.
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Bear in mind that parts of the score may be devoid of direct musical relevance.
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Gerald is the eternal optimist who has what could be perceived as a handicap -he can't speak - but he figures out clever ways to communicate ideas so he doesn't let it stop him. He goes through life with rose-colored glasses and doesn't think 'I can't.' I think that's a great character to put out there for kids.
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If God allows you to be stripped of the exterior portions of your life, He means for you to cultivate the interior.
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Artists should never look at pictures, but should stutter in a language of their own.
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But what am I? An infant crying in the night: An infant crying for the light: And with no language but a cry.
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Curiously enough, it seems to be only in describing a mode of language which does not mean what it says that one can actually say what one means.
