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Quotes by Mexican Authors

"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."

"There is a subconscious way of taking violence as a way of expression, as a normality, and it has a lot of effects in the youth in the way they absorb education and what they hope to get out of life."

"With .NET once an API is published it's available to all programming languages at the same time."

"Tourism is a top priority activity for federal government, which is why it invests an average of over 2,500 million dollars a year in infrastructure works and integral projects that promote Mexico's culture and natural attractions."

"Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game."

"For me, I have to say that I like to work a lot too, but I like not working better. The perfect scenario is when you just worked and you know something's coming up, then you have four, five, six months off. But you know you're going to have a job later."

"I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about things the writer already knew before he wrote them."

"I am talking about misery and all of its implications."

"For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying."

"In some cases we've been building tools that are specific to Linux for the desktop, and they only work on Linux, but I see two major projects that are wildly, wildly successful: Mozilla and OpenOffice, and those two programs are cross platform."

"It is essential to an architect to know how to see: I mean to see in such a way that the vision is not overpowered by rational analysis."

"The decline of the aperitif may well be one of the most depressing phenomena of our time."

"A single tree in the tropical forest in the south of Mexico has more different species than some European countries."

"We are free, truly free, when we don't need to rent our arms to anybody in order to be able to lift a piece of bread to our mouths."

"Well Microsoft really does develop some really interesting technology."

"Not to go too far, but Microsoft is probably used by most people out there."

"Well, one of the things I discovered in the course of looking back and writing about what I saw in my memory is that I was a closely observant person long before I became a reporter."

"I believe Mexico should dedicate 100% of its oil revenues to developing human capital and technological development. None of us politicians should be able to touch that money."

"Who is more in touch with the problems of this country? One of those guys who goes off to Oxford or to University of Yale, or someone who has lived in buses, in the Metro, in the street?"

"Don't Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life."

"I was interested in Java the beginning, but the problem with Java is you do have to switch your platform."

"We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so we're learning from them."

"We would betray Mexicans' hopes for change if we felt satisfied with what we've accomplished so far."

"Talking in one language and talking in another, I think inevitably, produce two different personalities, as far as I've seen in other people. I assume it does the same for me."

"They're getting more and more experience on what to expect, and the Hellboy audience is such a faithful and fanatic audience as I am, and you have to really be very open about what you do."

"It's strategic for us - lots of people will develop applications in .NET."

"You may count on Mexico's support, since your commitment to the noblest causes of mankind and your vast experience are and will be invaluable in enabling us, together, to achieve a better world."

"When it comes to .NET they've done a really outstanding job."
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