Sandra Cisneros Quotes
The stories are what no one wants to talk about. So you make up a story because no one is going to tell you the truth.Sandra Cisneros
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With a 3D printer, you could build your own car, one part at a time. When you were finished, you'd have an automobile that is extremely lightweight because it is made of plastic, which is good because you'd need to carry it because it is made of plastic.
W. Bruce Cameron -
'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
E. T. Bell -
Today we ought to be able to see first that Booker T. Washington faced a situation in which he was seeking desperately for a way out, and he could see no way out except capitulation.
C. L. R. James -
When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
Dana Brunetti -
And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite.
Umberto Guidoni -
In high school and college, I did not have any Christian friends except my best friend Sarah, who I actually 'brought to Jesus.'
Maggie Rowe
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Books allow you to see the world through the eyes of others.
Malorie Blackman -
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
Ursula K. Le Guin -
Discouragement, fear, doubt, lack of self-confidence, are the germs which have killed the prosperity and happiness of tens of thousands of people.
Orison Swett Marden -
High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty.
Indira Gandhi -
Does 'Shooting Fish' have less artistic merit than a play like 'Angels In America,' which I did? Well, probably. But it's good for something.
Dan Futterman
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History is laden with belligerent leaders using humanitarian rhetoric to mask geopolitical aims. History also shows how often ill-informed moralism has led to foreign entanglements that do more harm than good.
Samantha Power -
No one is India.
E. M. Forster -
I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.
Umberto Eco -
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.
W. C. Fields -
If I were a Negro, I'd be fighting, as Martin Luther King fought, for human recognition and justice. I'd rather go down with my flag flying. If you're weak or crippled, or you can't speak out or fight back in some way, then people don't hesitate to treat you badly.
Abraham Maslow -
My parents are both average size. For them to have a child who was very, very different and very, very small must have been incredibly hard.
Warwick Davis
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I'm absolutely convinced that the very small global warming we are experiencing is the result of natural causes. It's a cyclical phenomenon in the history of the Earth. The role of man is very small, almost negligible.
Vaclav Klaus -
Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing.
Gary Oldman -
I want to thank all of the fans and media who made playing in the NFL such a wonderful experience. I have had the pleasure of meeting many of them.
Barry Sanders -
That’s the huge problem with an abstract painting. When are you done? You’re done when you don’t want to do it anymore.
Amy Sillman -
I never smoked a cigarette until I was nine.
H. L. Mencken -
The stories are what no one wants to talk about. So you make up a story because no one is going to tell you the truth.
Sandra Cisneros