Isabel Vargas Lizano (Chavela Vargas) Quotes
I've had to fight to be myself and to be respected. I'm proud to carry this stigma and call myself a lesbian. I don't boast about it or broadcast it, but I don't deny it. I've had to confront society and the Church.
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I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.
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You can be anything. You could be the President of the United States or the inventor of the next Internet or a ninja cardio-thoracic surgeon poet, which would be awesome because you would be the first one.
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The difference between Amazon and us is Amazon is more like an empire - everything they control themselves, buy and sell.
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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
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It was a pleasure to meet President Obama and Michelle. I'm not a political person, but I admire what he has done.
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I personally think Beyonce's a strong feminist. What she's done in music and for women is unprecedented. I love her. She definitely makes me feel like more of a woman.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.
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Unfortunately, if you don't want to be in the spotlight, get out of it.
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I've always been taught that hard work doesn't fail.
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I'm a great bum, and I'm a pretty good director.
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I don't have an MBA, and I didn't go to Yale. I'm not an academic person and wasn't a good student. Instead, I've been taught by some of the most inspiring people in the world.
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I went to Moses Malone's golf tournament in Houston, and I've been hooked ever since.
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Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.
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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
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I kind of just stumbled into producing. It was more that I was a writer, and the only way you were going to get your songs done was to do them yourself.
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Facebook is made up of people you've met, but not necessarily who are similar to you. I have 850 'friends,' and a lot are acquaintances, not friends. I don't really know them. If I've met someone one time, how should they be influencing my feed?
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I listen to a lot of jazz. I'm a big Sinatra geek. I love Chet Baker.
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You shall create beauty not to excite the senses but to give sustenance to the soul.
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Yoga is the rule book for playing the game of Life, but in this game no one needs to lose. It is tough, and you need to train hard. It requires the willingness to think for yourself, to observe and correct, and to surmount occasional setbacks. It demands honesty, sustained application, and above all love in your heart.
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'Green' cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should 'green taxes' be about punishment. Instead, they should represent a switch of emphasis. So if domestic flights are taxed, it should be on the absolute condition that the money is ploughed into improving the alternatives, such as trains.
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Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.
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What I miss [about church] is being forced to be in community with people that aren't the same as me.
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I've had to fight to be myself and to be respected. I'm proud to carry this stigma and call myself a lesbian. I don't boast about it or broadcast it, but I don't deny it. I've had to confront society and the Church.
