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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I have many debates now with friends on the changes, and the continuing confusion over bringing up your children, instilling values, letting them make the right choices.
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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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I like that the 'Underworld' series created a whole other world that's totally different yet familiar to our own.
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The more you are like yourself, the less you are like anyone else which makes you unique. The problem with most people is that they spend their lives trying to emulate others and so we have lots of copies but few originals.
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There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
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Moreover, in the experimental sciences, the scientific fraternity must test a new theory to destruction, if possible.
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France, mother of arts, of warfare, and of laws (Les Regrets)
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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.
