Sandra Cisneros Quotes

Don't be afraid to say what you don't know, and speak for what you do know. Say, "I can't speak for all Latinas, but I can speak for me and tell you very, very honestly."

Sandra Cisneros

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• The one thing that is sort of sneered at and not really believed is bisexuality. Any bisexual man is just seen as a closeted gay man. That shows how narrow-minded people are. The other thing that's totally neglected and which nobody approves of is celibacy. People again assume that you're just repressing something.

  

  Edmund White
  • People
  • Man
  • Gay

• In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

  

  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • Death
  • Terrorism
  • Sickness

• I'm very open-minded.

  

  Gabrielle Reece
  • Very
  • Open-minded

• Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important, that's what leadership's all about.

  

  Iain Duncan Smith
  • Important
  • Political
  • Team

• Hard work makes easy reading or, at least, easier reading.

  

  M. H. Abrams
  • Work
  • Reading
  • Hard Work

• China's one-child policy was born in 1980, after years of less severe measures to discourage births. The Communist Party promised that the policy would be temporary.

  

  Barbara Demick
  • Party
  • Years
  • Born

• Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.

  

  Victoria Aveyard
  • Done
  • Character
  • Influence

• My favorite meal would have to be good old-fashioned eggs, over easy, with bacon. Many others, but you can't beat that on a Sunday morning, especially with a cup of tea.

  

  Gary Oldman
  • Good
  • Morning
  • Tea

• Y'all have no idea how many times I say, 'Yes, ma'am.'

  

  Taylor Hicks
  • Idea
  • How
  • Yes

• If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.

  

  Edith Wharton
  • Time
  • Good
  • Trying

• I moved out at 18. I always studied classes and trained a lot, you know. I think nowadays is such a different time because there's so many channels promoting the celebrity aspect of things.

  

  Vince Vaughn
  • Time
  • Different
  • Think

• Back in the '70s when my friends in California were at Berkeley, in-state tuition was around $700 a year.

  

  Gail Collins
  • Friends
  • California
  • Year

• The fact that we elected Obama was a sign that the black struggle inherent in the blues and so much of the music I have loved can triumph.

  

  Jack White The White Stripes
  • Music
  • Black
  • Struggle

• Look, the justice system is made up of people. People have faults. It's not perfect.

  

  Nancy Grace
  • People
  • Up
  • Perfect

• I'm excited about it, thrilled with the success thus far.

  

  Vince McMahon
  • Success
  • Excited
  • Far

• Here's the thing: 'The Hurt Locker' was an amazing, important film. But did I enjoy it? Of course not. It was very tough to watch and, while gripping, not exactly what you'd call a happy place.

  

  Rachel Sklar
  • Important
  • Happy
  • Amazing

• Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

  

  Baltasar Gracian
  • Wisdom
  • Courage
  • Fruit

• I almost feel like we do live in a world like 'Caprica.' The fact that it's so close to home is why it appeals to me so much. You're making statements about what's going on right now. You take Facebook and Wii and add it together, and that's what the virtual world in 'Caprica' is.

  

  Magda Apanowicz
  • World
  • Live
  • Why

• The Free Exercise Clause protects the individual from any coercive measure that encourages him toward one faith or creed, discourages him from another, or makes it prudent or desirable for him to select one and embrace it.

  

  William O. Douglas
  • Exercise
  • Individual
  • Embrace

• Taste speaks through a turn of phrase, a curl of the lip, a shrug of the shoulder: it makes an atmosphere.

  

  Irving Howe
  • Speak
  • Atmosphere
  • Lips

• In the transcribing and the editing, you want some retention of how the person speaks - you don't want to edit out all of the hesitations and idiosyncrasies. And to get people to say something they've never said before. That's big.

  

  Sheila Heti
  • People
  • Speak
  • Hesitation

• I don't know if we have to win the Big Ten tournament, but that probably depends on who we play and how far we go. We have to worry about Saturday first.

  

  Dan Monson
  • Play
  • Worry
  • Win

• Don't be afraid to say what you don't know, and speak for what you do know. Say, "I can't speak for all Latinas, but I can speak for me and tell you very, very honestly."

  

  Sandra Cisneros
  • Speak
  • Honestly
  • Latina