Guan Moye (Mo Yan) Quotes
A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel.
Quotes to Explore
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The tribal system from which the Celt never freed himself entirely was the curse of the Celtic race, predooming it to ruin.
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Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that despite the difficulties, the fundamental paradoxes and contradictions, we may respect the unity of history which is also the unity of life.
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India should be an exporter of technology.
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I never believed I was the best fighter in the world.
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The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
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There is nothing more difficult to define than an aphorism.
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I'm for anything that lets people come here to work legally. There are more protections for workers who are here legally than for those who are not. It's also safer for the workers and employers have a more consistent pool of workers.
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My preference is that, that day when someone sticks a tripod in front of you with a camera on the top, it is not day one.
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When I picture myself after football, it's down home, coaching high school football, just a relaxing, normal life.
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Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
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When I was in high school, in my generation, I thought that you got a logical, sensible job, or you got married.
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I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to go to the World Cup fit, ready and healthy.
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I don't like violence.
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As a kid, before I could play music, I remember baseball being the one thing that could always make me happy.
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You're only as good as your last record and you could get dropped.
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During the day, I don't wear much makeup; I only put on makeup for the show.
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I have long been a supporter of The Princes Trust, and so when American Express asked me to launch Amex Be Inspired and help young people build their confidence and fulfil their potential, I was delighted to get involved.
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No one can keep you down except yourself.
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I have written only what I have thought through, felt through and suffered through.
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I'm an actor, and I want to play flawed characters, and I'm a writer that wants to write flawed characters, trying to let something out and hoping people relate through that or have fun experiencing the story.
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The first thing to decide before you walk into any negotiation is what to do if the other fellow says 'no'.
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A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel.
