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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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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What we do today has nothing to do with capitalism or socialism. It is a crony type of system that transfers money to the coffers of bureaucrats.
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I have been a proud, openly gay man since I was 18.
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John Paul II spoke to the commoner and to the king, to the tyrant and to the democrat in that same language of freedom.
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By elevating your reading, you will improve your writing or at least tickle your thinking.
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I don't think there is anything unusual about my struggle. It's a very typical struggle where you meet bad people, and then you meet good people, and then you finally have a breakthrough.
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I don't have a problem with my body. I'm not just going to strip off all my clothing, but if the part calls for it and I don't think there's any way round, I'm absolutely fine.
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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.
