Miguel Syjuco Quotes

The Philippines, it has a politics of patronage. Family and favors, in addition to the old cliche of guns, goons and gold, really do still hold a lot of sway.

Miguel Syjuco

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: filipino
  • Birth: November 17, 1976

Topics

FamilyPoliticsGoldOldGunsHold

My own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.

John B. S. Haldane

UniverseMy OwnOwnSuspicionOnly

One can be a vegan and eating a health-promoting, high-nutrient diet, but one can also eat a small amount of animal products while following a Nutritarian diet and still live a long, healthy life.

Joel Fuhrman

LifeLiveAnimalEatingSmallDiet

In running Wilson Sonsini, it's all people-to-people skills. Those people-to-people skills translate into diplomatic skills.

John Roos

SkillsRunningThoseTranslate

Michael Moore, whether you like him or hate him, has done something very important.

John Sayles

HateYouDoneImportantHimLike

Any person that you would want to watch your movie or see your show or read your book, there's a million other things that they could be watching or reading or doing.

Tomi Adeyemi

BookReadingDoingYouPersonWant

We need to make people understand that there is a definite connection between what happens in their everyday lives and the decisions we make in Washington, D.C.

Lucille Roybal-Allard

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The original version of 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' was made to a Boz Scaggs song; I can't remember the name of the song.

Dr. Dre

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Art is basically communication, and I think everyone who's a music lover has had that experience where a record or a recording has kept you company when no one else is around. And I think that is what I'm hoping that people get out of my music.

Conor Oberst

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I realized that work doesn't beget work. Good work begets work. So I got a lot more patient and stopped worrying about working all the time.

Brady Corbet

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If confirmed by the Senate to serve on the Supreme Court, I will keep an open mind in every case and always strive to preserve the Constitution of the United States and the American rule of law.

Brett Kavanaugh

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I grew up in Wisconsin. It's not like growing up in New York or L.A., where you know somebody's cousin who does this. It was in the back of my mind, but I would never say that I wanted to be an actor, but as I look back, I was in every play I could possibly be in.

Bradley Whitford

New YorkMindGrowing UpYouLook

What makes it all worthwhile is we just play for the sheer enjoyment of entertaining people and... make our families and the team we played on and the people watching, proud of what we did.

Bobby Hull

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