Manuel Puig Quotes
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Age for me is just a number.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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Karaoke is something that's near and dear and very close to my heart. I was a karaoke host when I was working my way through university. I was a full-time student and karaoke was my night job.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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I think I'm a bit odd.
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I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.
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The balance of private good and general welfare is at the bottom of civilized morals; but the morals of the Heroic Age are founded on individuality, and on nothing else.
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Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldn't seated in the confines of your home.
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I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.
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Growing up, my mother was a very strong woman who was not very big, about 5'1'', but boy, you grabbed a tiger by the tail if you messed with her. I know grown men that messed with her, and through her wit and intelligence and her no-quit, she never lost a fight. That's very influential on me when I'm telling stories. I love exploring that.
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I like freedom. I wake up in the morning and say, 'I don't know, should I have a popsicle or a donut?' You know, who knows?
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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I grew up in Hollywood during WWII, and my mother was afraid that my father was going to be drafted because she didn't think we were going to be able to live on army pay. She didn't want to have to get a job, so she decided to put me to work, and that's how I got started in the movies.
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Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.
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Fighting is easy to understand. You just hit the guy as hard as you can.
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The Chinese are brought up to believe that you should be silent in class. The teacher speaks, and you just listen and absorb what they say.
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I've been through a lot of moments when other people thought Bitcoin was going to implode, and in those instances, I generally have seen through inaccurate coverage of it.
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No one can hand you anything as a dancer. You have to earn it.
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There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.
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I come from what they call the land of nowhere. I'm from the suburb. It's extremely atomizing.
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It's nice when people approach you to help.
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If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force.
