Manuel Puig Quotes
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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I worked on 'Lonesome Dove' three weeks all together. When I heard they were doing it, I wanted to be involved since I'd read the book.
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We need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour.
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It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
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I liked 'Scream of the Banshee' because it was a real challenge. I thought, 'How am I going to pull off this character?' But, I also thought, 'Oh, man, I'm going to go for it.' He's got all the defects of character that an actor loves to play. So, I had a really great time.
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I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn't interacted with many people my age, and I didn't really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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On many different singles, I was able to marry my music with rappers who understood the natural bond between us.
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I've never looked at my Facebook page or my website, because I'm fundamentally an amateur.
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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Our forefathers made one mistake. What they should have fought for was representation without taxation.
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The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.
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While the Forbes Council does offer some benefits and opportunities for members, the Council may want to be careful going forward to avoid the many pitfalls that befell Trump University.
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Unless they're superhuman, nobody's going to look perfect all the time.
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One of the biggest concerns that many voters have with both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but particularly with Ms. Clinton, is the sense that she uses government power to advance her personal and political interests. She is the very status quo. Americans want that changed.
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Where do the evils like corruption arise from? It comes from the never-ending greed. The fight for corruption-free ethical society will have to be fought against this greed and replace it with 'what can I give' spirit.
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Education can become a self-fulfilling activity, liberating in and of itself.
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I am not a sun person at all. I think it's a cancerous poison and I don't want it touching me.
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My major was Fine Arts and Education thinking I would become an Art Teacher. I couldn't visualize myself as an art teacher, thinking how it wouldn't work.
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Love..its a missing puzzle piece waiting to be found and when you do find it you can finally figure out the picture life has to show you.
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Mothers smell blood before the wound is given. We see the rent place on the child's arm before the arrow strikes.
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Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.
