F. Sionil José Quotes
Time will come that all that we love, we will eventually lose, and all that we hate we will eventually face.
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The world needs some help.
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For the most part, I don't have a Facebook page; I don't Twitter.
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In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the sense of sight upon itself, but even our mind, which contemplates intently another's sin, is slow in the recognition of its own defects.
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The less you have, the more you enjoy.
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I don't do negative things.
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People expect me to be that guy. But I'm more east London boy than east Baltimore.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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The hardest thing about being an unpublished writer is that there's always that voice in your head that asks if you're really being a fool. You might just really stink and not know it. You have to have a lot of blind faith in the process. You have to like it so much that you're going to do it anyway.
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Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.
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I thought of learning cinematography, so I assisted a cinematographer for an ad.
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The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
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Because of my crazy work schedule, I have become something of a master at changing my clothes while driving. The men driving next to me love it.
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Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.
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You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say, 'She's my best friend.' That's not a given, it's a process.
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As a species, we can at times be dimwitted and cruel. But we're also capable of learning.
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I'm just abnormal. I'm a weird dude.
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I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.
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I'm just very body-conscious. Sometimes I'm really proud that I don't look like other pop stars. But there's also moments where I'm like, 'Ugh, I wish I had abs like Bieber.'
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One of the most widespread myths about the deal is that the Administration is outsourcing the security of our ports to a company from the United Arab Emirates.
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It sounds depressing, but I think when you truly love someone, you'll never stop loving them.
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Omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients that we must get from our diets because our bodies cannot make them; they are crucial for early brain development, and there is much evidence that they promote cardiovascular health and cognitive function.
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An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is among Catholics.
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Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.
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Time will come that all that we love, we will eventually lose, and all that we hate we will eventually face.
