Juan Felipe Herrera Quotes
Do not wait for a poem; a poem is too fast for you. Do not wait for the poem; run with the poem and then write the poem.
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Sometimes a time dictates what a film will be. Sometimes a film dictates what the time will be.
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It's like everybody is shooting something, and everybody's a filmmaker; everybody can shoot a cat video and post it. So the big thing now is - for people that have talent and have something to say, and are creative, and are capable of making something good - is how do they get attention to it?
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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I think its important to start the day with a proper breakfast.
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Western record companies haven't always dealt with African musicians in the best way. Giving them a lot of money and telling them they're going to be bigger than Phil Collins is the wrong way to do it!
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By the end of an intense four years at UCLA, I had co-authored a new math proof, which the media, in fact, loved. As it turned out, math itself blazed my entry back into the spotlight and consequently into wonderful acting jobs like 'The West Wing' and others. You just never know, do you?
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One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.
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Sorry, I'm still a dialectical materialist.
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I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country? And they are also hard work and responsibility.
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Education can become a self-fulfilling activity, liberating in and of itself.
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I went to private school my whole life. Growing up in Los Angeles, you're surrounded by not just Connecticut privilege but, like, your-dad's-a-movie-star privilege.
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When I was younger, I liked money - the feel of it. I would sit with my dad and count his coins and be like, 'Yeah.' I'd saved £700 by the age of 10. I thought: 'What the hell am I hoarding this for?' So I bought a drum kit.
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I'd seen 'Punky Brewster,' I'd seen 'Webster,' I saw 'Annie,' and it was time to either be an orphan or an actress.
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I am happy with what I've done.
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It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.
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I'm a dad, and I can tell you it's the most beautiful thing in the world.
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We are going to position ourselves as a world-class financial institution. We want to do things that are comparable to the best in the world. At the same time, we want to have very strong human qualities.
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I'm not bothered about what people say behind my back. I don't need to know about it. I believe in living my life and doing my work. God will give you success. And even if He doesn't, there's a lesson to be learnt.
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After all, we did not invent symbolism; it is a universal age-old activity of the human imagination.
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You can understand a lot about yourself by working out which fairytale you use to present your world to yourself in.
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I write in public libraries and sometimes coffee shops. I can't write at home and gave up trying long ago. I need activity around me that I'm forced to block out. It helps me focus.
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No one will ever make necessity not happen.
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The point is to do something, however small, and show you care through your actions by giving your time.
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Do not wait for a poem; a poem is too fast for you. Do not wait for the poem; run with the poem and then write the poem.
