"Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands……" — Carlos Fuentes
"Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that."
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72 Quotes by Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes has 72 quotes on this site.
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The Mexicans descend from the Aztecs; the Peruvians descend from the Incas; the Argentineans descend from the boats.
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In literature, you know only what you imagine
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The new world economic order is not an exercise in philanthropy, but in enlightened self-interest for everyone concerned.
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In the name of certainty, the greatest crimes have been committed against humanity.
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Reading, writing, teaching, learning, are all activities aimed at introducing civilizations to each other.
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There must be something beyond slaughter and barbarism to support the existence of mankind and we must all help search…
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Religion is dogmatic. Politic is ideological. Reason must be logical, but literature has a privilege of being equivocal.
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By its very nature, the novel indicates that we are becoming. There is no final solution. There is no last…
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What America does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is to understand others.
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You, yesterday, did the usual things, just as any day, You don't know if it's worth remembering. You would prefer…
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In a world torn by every kind of fundamentalism - religious, ethnic, nationalist and tribal - we must grant first…
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Death is the great Maecenas, Death is the great angel of writing. You must write because you are not going…
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More Concentration Quotes
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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality…
— Lord Acton
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No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.
— Max Beerbohm
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Prisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they're…
— Lisa Bonet
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The American people should be made aware of the trend toward monopolization of the great public information vehicles and the…
— Spiro T. Agnew
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My school reports always used to point out that my concentration levels were appalling. I never listened in class because…
— Jenson Button
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Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.
— Andrew Carnegie
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It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest,…
— Jimmy Carter
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At some point you start seeing the difference between what you really want, and what is your priority order. I…
— Nick Cave
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If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the…
— Sri Chinmoy
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Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an…
— Noam Chomsky
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The 'anti-globalisation movement' is the most significant proponent of globalisation - but in the interests of people, not concentrations of…
— Noam Chomsky
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Music for me, it demands full concentration.
— Paulo Coelho
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