Sandra Cisneros Quotes
I also learned to tell a story. I think I learned from poetry how to time a story. Poetry's timing, beats and pauses. That white space on the page is as important as the black. The bottom of the page is blackout. It's performance.
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Write your own songs. It helps you to mean what you're singing, which will then make it mean something to listeners.
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It's a hard life... but if I could, I would do it all again.
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If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.
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I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.
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I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been influenced in some way by all of them.
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I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies.
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If America is truly Israel's greatest ally, we should not be asking it to put its citizens and future at risk by forcing the establishment of a hostile Palestinian state as the only option.
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Fair treatment of human beings and animals in many different realms strikes a chord with me.
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I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.
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I prefer to underplay scenes rather than, you know, be big and drive them. And sometimes you have to do that, but I like the more natural styles.
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For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it's not what it is for me.
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That's what the sari is about. Everything is covered, yet a peep of an ankle can be a turn on for men.
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Basically, Aristotle believed that every time you behaved unkind and immorally - performing actions your soul was not proud of - you tarnished your soul. The worst shape your soul became in, the worst shape your mood and spirit.
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I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.
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Writing has always been an interest of mine, and 'The Language of Flowers' combined my experience with foster care with something I've always wanted to do.
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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.
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I would like to, especially in film, play against type and do some heavier stuff. I'm intrigued by projects that deal with problematic people and things.
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While choosing a fashion show, I take into consideration the designer and the collection. Then only I said yes to do a show.
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I think music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of the people.
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Take two paintings by the same artist, one has a signature and the other doesn't. The signed picture is generally more valuable. The signature is almost graffiti or a tagging system, yet it can become more important than the subject.
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I grew up in London, one of four children. We were a very loud family, not a lot of listening, plenty of talking. My mum was a hearth mother: she loved to gather us all around her - Sunday lunches were a big thing. She was very good at thinking on her feet - people used to say she should go into politics.
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If you're venturing into territory that is slightly operatic, it all has to be done so carefully.
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We humans, though troubled and warlike, are also the dreams, thinkers, and explorers inhabiting one achingly beautiful planet, yearning for the sublime, and capable of the magnificent.
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I also learned to tell a story. I think I learned from poetry how to time a story. Poetry's timing, beats and pauses. That white space on the page is as important as the black. The bottom of the page is blackout. It's performance.
