Sandra Cisneros Quotes
I would drive on streets that were one-way and think, "Why are they all honking at me?"
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One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.
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I don't know what's going to happen in life, so I don't think it's fair that I know what's going to happen in 'Homeland.'
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.
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I wanted a bronzer so I could look like I just came from Ibiza everyday.
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When I first started, I thought I was wack. Lyrically, I thought I was wack. The thing I had over everybody was that I was the realest rapper.
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Since first starting my career, I've grown accustomed to working with actors older than me. I'm always the youngest.
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I like the ideology of there being no such thing as perfection. But I'm of the opinion that I have witnessed perfection at various times, especially in art.
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Balancing my career between two industries has never been an issue. I started with a Telugu film and have a soft corner for the south industry, though I've grown up speaking Hindi. I don't think language can be a barrier when it comes to acting. And, since I come from a theatre background, I'm used to memorizing my lines.
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Raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do, but it's a popular thing to do as well.
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We - again, the, the, the, the bastardization and the demonization over the last few years of teachers and of unions and of collective bargaining, that is not the answer.
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No, we are not the master of the state, said King. We are not the servant of the state. We are the conscience of the state. The churches or the religious community should be, I think, the conscience of the state. We're not just service providers.
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What I did for a living for so many years separated who I was from what I did.
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Science fiction was rocket-mad for about 40 years until aerospace hit a brick wall about 1970. I would not write off space colonisation or exploration completely, but we are profoundly ill adapted for going boldly into outer space.
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I went on tour in the play H.M.S. Pinafore.
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Self-proclaimed saviors and other outliers come and go throughout our political history. Occasionally, they're successful; most times, they're not. But the system has rebalanced toward the basic principles of tolerance, freedom and democracy that were set forth by the Founders.
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I'm so hard on myself. I play these sketches in my computer for friends and they say 'Gee whiz, the vocal's beautiful.' I hear, 'It needs to be better.'
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All my inspiration comes from life. That's how it never stops, in a way.
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To feel, and think, and learn - learn always: surely that is being alive and young in the real sense
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I think it's very important for people to not judge the people you're playing. You have to find a way to love them because their story is theirs. I just don't think there would be any use in that.
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A man loves a woman so much, he asks her to marry - to change her name, quit her job, have and raise his babies, be home when he gets there, move where his job is. You can hardly imagine what he might ask if he didn't love her.
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I would drive on streets that were one-way and think, "Why are they all honking at me?"
