Sandra Cisneros Quotes
Courage always bigger than what you think you can handle, but you're never going to be given something you can't handle. So you say, "Okay, when you tell me what it is that I'm supposed to do, please give me the courage to do it."
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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Everything that goes outside the rules of Italian cinema has always been cursed.
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I was fascinated by what motivates men and women to fight for what they believe in.
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My children are grown now, they are more independent.
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There are limits put on women, but why should there be?
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Courage always bigger than what you think you can handle, but you're never going to be given something you can't handle. So you say, "Okay, when you tell me what it is that I'm supposed to do, please give me the courage to do it."
