Miguel
Miguel
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth23 October 1985
CountryUnited States of America
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Touching on universality is an important part of effective storytelling, but the problem with cliches is that they are tired and dull. And that's where writers must try to be artful.
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I have no illusions that my work can rouse the masses to create change, because literature simply doesn't have that power anymore in my country, if it does anywhere. But I do hope that it can be read by those who are in positions to create change, or that it can at least be part of that dialogue.
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I've learned that I have to be happy with creating discussion and debate and that I shouldn't be trying to write a book that appeals to the consensus.
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I grew up with a very privileged background. My father served as one of the cabinet ministers in Arroyo's government, and he's been a congressman for many years, and he's running again.
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I think your conversations are indicative of your tastes - even your diction.
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Twitter is definitely not the place to handle business per se.
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I belong to a generation that has seen the explosion of freedom, the celebration of freedom.
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I studied physical therapy, and I started to study theater because my aunt is a theater director.
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Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
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The same way that you are the main character of your story, you are only a secondary character in everybody else's story.
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Don't Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.
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Every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art.
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Life is very, very simple and easy to understand, but we complicate it with the beliefs and ideas that we create.
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I can say, 'Well, I'm a male. I'm a male human. I'm a medical doctor. I'm an author...' If I go to a religious point of view, I will say, 'I am a soul. I am a spirit.' If I go into science, I will say, 'I am energy. I am light.' But the truth is I have no idea what I am.