Paul de Man Quotes

The writer's language is to some degree the product of his own action; he is both the historian and the agent of his own language.

Paul de Man

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: belgian
  • Birth: December 6, 1919 - December 21, 1983

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I vividly remember bowling 20 + games a day, 2 or 3 times a week.

Joe Tex

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So much of male heterosexual comedy can be steeped in a gay panic. A lot of juvenile comedy is predicated on that.

John Benjamin Hickey

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You get into comedy because you are insecure, and you communicate with the world through comedy to sort of alleviate the tension of those insecurities and to find a way to make people like you other than the way you look or how good you are at sports. I don't think that really goes away.

Andy Samberg

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And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We're always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.

Steve Jobs

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I love 'Sunday in the Park with George.' I saw that when I was just, just starting theater school, and I remember singing 'Finishing the Hat' or at least reading the lyrics to 'Finishing the Hat' and other songs from 'Sunday in the Park with George' to my mom to try to explain why I wanted to be an artist.

Stephen Colbert

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We owe it to the fans to do a tour around the world.

Steven Adler

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If you're an actor, go out and act.

Simon McBurney

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At the undergraduate level, SNU has a unique 'Opportunities for Undergraduate Research' programme. Students are encouraged to undertake research programmes at the undergraduate level and get trained in the interdisciplinary research.

Shiv Nadar

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That is, the wife must care for what the husband cares for if he is to remain resolute.

Mary Harris Jones

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If one has problems with immigrant communities in Europe, that should not be used against Turkey.

Martti Ahtisaari

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There's real peril in trying to repeat yourself, and apply rules that applied to something else to a new project.

Mitchell Hurwitz

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That's the whole thing: You only roast the ones you love. That's why I never make fun of the French.

Lisa Lampanelli

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