Carlos Fuentes Quotes
The Mexican revolution was a break with the past to recover the past. We were trying to deny we had an Indian and a black and a Spanish past. The Mexican Revolution accepted all heritages. It allowed Mexico to be mestizo.
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The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it.
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I just wonder where I was when the talent was being given out, like George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Eric Clapton... oh, there's many more! I wouldn't want to be like them, you understand, but I'd like to be equal, if you will.
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Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to make films. That's really all I ever wanted to do.
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I don't really see myself as a celebrity, but more as a sort of mitre.
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I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
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I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
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When we were growing up, women in their late 40s generally didn't dye their hair.
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I don't think that women need to smell interesting.
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I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.
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During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service.
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The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals.
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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My ideal summer day was reading on the porch.
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The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real.
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I couldn't believe I was working with Michael Jackson. I thought, growing up as a kid, I thought Michael was a cartoon.
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I met Bill Clinton; he's a very nice guy. Yeah, Bill Clinton's cool.
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If you don't have a healthy relationship with yourself, how can you with anyone else? Even if it's not healthy, I imagine it's a lot of fun. And healthy or not, I still think there can be a lot of love.
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Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit.
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I like to be loved or hated – I don't like mediocre. So I'd rather have the entire crowd hate me than to have 90% hate me.
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Fun is when you're writing a song and you're trying a rough shot at a demo and... it works. That's when it's fun. After that, it's work.
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At the time of Woodstock, I was just 13, but I used to see these exotic hippy creatures and I did look on with envy. How could you not? In an ideal world, I would have loved to have been a hippy - but I might have been a bit strait-laced. It was my fantasy.
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Although I like the work I've done in the past, I like what I'm writing now even more.
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Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.
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The Mexican revolution was a break with the past to recover the past. We were trying to deny we had an Indian and a black and a Spanish past. The Mexican Revolution accepted all heritages. It allowed Mexico to be mestizo.
