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F. Sionil Jose has 58 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs,…
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In the Western tradition, the first writers were teachers and historians, vastly traveled, who spiced their reports with fantasies. They were also…
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My reading of philosophy and history is desultory; I know so much and yet so little.
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Poetry, fiction as novels or short stories - these are autonomous as created by their authors. They should stand on their own,…
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You should live in a manner that should enable you to devote time to writing and contemplation. As is often said, the…
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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their…
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Contemplation is a luxury of the middle class, the very rich.
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I can imagine the writers of China, England and France, crippled and unsure of themselves when they feel that the ghosts of…
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A weak people and its equally debilitated leaders are bludgeoned by history. It maims them into the cripples that they are meant…
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This is the harsh truth about us: not only do Filipinos ignore books, literature - we do not understand how important the…
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Japan is very cosmopolitan - it values its origins, but a world view hovers above this narrow perspective. The interest of the…
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I was a senior high school student at the Far Eastern University when the war with Japan broke out in 1941.
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Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in uniforms and put guns on their shoulders,…
— Stokely Carmichael
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The life of a professional golfer is precarious at best. Win, and they carry you to the clubhouse on their shoulders. Lose,…
— Gene Sarazen
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Many people think sports are totally physical, that you don't have to think, everything is done for you and you're catered to,…
— Julius Erving
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Fate is a misplaced retreat. Many people rationalize an unexplained event as fate and shrug their shoulders when it occurs. But that…
— James Levine
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Why do so many of us not give ourselves permission to be alive until we are absolutely assured that we will die?…
— Stephen Levine
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I was the originator of smack. Some guys rattle with smack; with other guys it rolls right off their shoulders like nothing.
— Deacon Jones
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They've picked their heads up off the ground, and they now have a lot to carry on their shoulders.
— Ron Atkinson
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The men with stars on their shoulders supporting gays serving in the military is going to have a profound impact.
— Norah O'Donnell
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Good entrepreneurs have a chip on their shoulders. They are out to prove something.
— Mark Suster
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German readers are much like Brits or Americans: They read for the thrill of it, the occasional shudder down the spine, knowing…
— Brian Lumley
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When I die, nieces, I want to be cremated, my ashes taken up in a bush plane and sprinkled onto the people…
— Joseph Boyden
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We’ve all seen the same situation happen to two people. One looks for the lesson, sets their shoulders back and presses on…
— Gail Kelly
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