Manuel Puig Quotes
The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of using fantasy, of being subjective.
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I know one man who was impotent who gave AIDS to his wife and the only thing they did was kiss.
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I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
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In many, many parts of the world, being a female, you're really just wallpaper. If you take care to blend in, no one would think in a thousand years that you were doing anything suspicious.
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Hopefully, film inspires you to think about human nature. It make us consider how we treat strangers and our most intimate.
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Absolutely father knows best, always do what your fathers say, and if you can't find one then just ask me, I am a father and I know best.
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Gods always behave like the people who make them.
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I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
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I enjoyed making this album a lot because of the knowledge we acquired over the last 3 years.
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Animal vision - including human vision - is so biased toward movement that we don't technically see stationary objects at all.
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The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.
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Whitney wanted to eradicate the idea that in the case of a language we are dealing with a natural faculty; in fact, social institutions stand opposed to natural institutions.
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I've probably said that in every feature I've been in. I've been repeatedly defined as the girlfriend or wife.
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Did you really think I would sell you out?
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Yeah, I don't necessarily like endings that contrive an artificial moment of completion.
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I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.
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I believe that work can be done on security; in combating terrorism in Mexico we have done our part in this area. But at the same time, the world must continue working.
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I always say that polo, for you to pursue a career, mainly any sport, you have to be born in the right place. If you're born in Hawaii, you surf. If you're born in Austria, you probably will ski. If you're born in Argentina, you most likely ride horses and have a chance to play polo.
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Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.
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Citizens are all equal in politics: we each have one vote.
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I've directed independent film.
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Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.
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To speak the gospel skillfully without attempting to perform the gospel is a false proclamation of the gospel.
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The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of using fantasy, of being subjective.
