Manuel Puig Quotes

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones.

Manuel Puig

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: argentinian
  • Birth: December 28, 1932 - July 22, 1990

Topics

FearI AmBelieveBadI BelieveUs

I almost resent the whole fashion thing. Good God- never wearing the same thing twice and all of those things. It's a pain in the ass.

Jennifer Aniston

GoodGodPainFashionNeverSame

Unraveling external selves and coming home to our real identity is the true meaning of soul work.

Sue Monk Kidd

WorkHomeSoulIdentityMeaning

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

Tryon Edwards

AngerBetterRuleWellPrevent

I'd like to go to another planet, which I might live long enough to accomplish. Just get on a spaceship and go. But not the moon. I don't see any flowers there. The moon is too close. I want to go further.

Shirley MacLaine

LiveSpaceFlowersMoonEnoughLong

I love watching new acts find their footing. It's fun to watch them early on in their careers and get a gut feeling about who's going to be a superstar.

Jay DeMarcus

LoveFunEarlyFeelingFindNew

There's nothing cure or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off.

Douglas Coupland

FunnyNothingCheapBeingCure

I think that's something that people don't realize enough about when they get into comedy - it's not just about sitting back and observing and saying something funny.

Brett Gelman

FunnyPeopleSayingThinkComedy

I didn't want to go to college - I was bored by junior high. So I was in church one day, staring at the stained glass windows and thinking about things, when suddenly I decided that if I could start selling cartoons to magazines, they'd let me quit high school.

Brad Holland

DaySchoolCollegeMeStartChurch

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

Astro Teller

PhilosophyAuthenticityVulnerability

I loved myself. And with that, opportunities start to fall into my lap. And I thank God for all of them.

Winnie Harlow

GodMyselfStartThank GodLoved

In acting class, I used to hide in the corner and pray the teacher wouldn't call on me.

Peggy Lipton

TeacherMeHideActingClassCorner

Why is our own participation in scapegoating so difficult to perceive and the participation of others so easy? To us, our fears and prejudices never appear as such because they determine our vision of people we despise, we fear, and against whom we discriminate.

Rene Girard

FearVisionPeopleEasyWhyNever

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