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Very Quotes by F. Sionil José
- Contemplation is a luxury of the middle class, the very rich.
- Japan is very cosmopolitan - it values its origins, but a world view hovers above this narrow perspective. The interest of the Japanese in their…
- The ethnic differences among Filipinos are very real. The paucity of arable land, for instance, explains the industry of the Ilokanos and the Cebuanos.
- Industrialization starts with the formation of capital - it does not matter how. It can be created by saving, by the state enforcing its will…
- In the visual arts, particularly painting, I distrust all those abstractions, those artificial constructions. I have a very simple way of judging them: if I…
- Class - or the economic status of individuals - is evident in all societies, some very well stratified by a rigid caste system determined by…
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