F. Sionil Jose Quotes

We are shallow because we have become enslaved by gross materialism, the glitter of gold and its equivalents, for which reason we think that only the material goods of this earth can satisfy us and we must therefore grab as much as can while we are able.

F. Sionil Jose

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: filipino
  • Birth: December 3, 1924

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I was mentored by great Disney animators at the end of their careers.

John Lasseter

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I'll just keep working hard and see where it takes me.

Metta World Peace

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They who grasp the world, The Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, Must pay with deepest misery of spirit, Atoning unto God for a brief brightness.

Stephen Phillips

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So yes, I hope to act in other people's movies, big and small, because that's how I make my living, really.

Stanley Tucci

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Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.

Simon Sinek

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I don't have any interest in being a chef without being on the business side of things, or vice versa, because if you don't make money at the end of the month, you're going out of business.

Tom Douglas

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Men are self-confident because they grow up identifying with super-heroes. Women have bad self-images because they grow up identifying with Barbie.

Rita Rudner

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I learned how to turn it on and turn it off. You learn that in theater, too, but for film work, I learned from doing 'Henry,' I learned how to leave work at work and go home. There's always spillover. Actors speak of this.

Michael Rooker

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The world is philosophically booby-trapped; touch an interesting subject, and it just might blow up in your face. Some say it's better not to touch.

Michael Leunig

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The people of Israel are entitled, as is any other nation, to live in peace and safety.

Jonathan Sacks

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We put limitations on the way that we think about things, on ourselves, think about all the boxes we live in, male or female, you're this age, that age, this is your job, this is not your job, everything is about getting boxed in.

Brit Marling

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I was obsessed with religious questions, the basics: Why are we here? Why is the world so beautiful?

Anne Rice

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