Sandra Cisneros Quotes
Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within.
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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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I don't think I have a signature.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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I'm quite intuitive about what I pick. Often it's to do with what I've just done and how I'm feeling.
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They have all different names for music. I think the music I'm going to change the style with is going to be really, really big-years and years after I'm gone.
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Thinking of possibilities is like driving a car on a freeway. You have an open road that stretches endlessly before you where your thoughts are not shackled. But when we say 'impossible,' we have already reached a dead-end in our minds. So dwell on possibilities to open up your horizon.
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You've got to be yourself, and if you're not, you're a phony. It comes shining through if you're not careful.
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If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now.
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You know, there's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.
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At first I didn't even realize she was pregnant. I kinda gotten used to her throwing up every time we had sex...
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For a woman, the typical danger emanating from the unconscious comes from above, from the 'spiritual' sphere personified by the animus, whereas for a man it comes from the chthonic realm of the 'world and woman,' i.e., the anima projected on to the world.
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Politics is a game of compromise.
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I was a drummer and I played the guitar.
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Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative.
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Somebody once asked me what my theory of life was, and I said, 'Don't try.' That fits the writing, too. I don't try; I just type.
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I do not expect that homeopathy will ever be established as a legitimate form of treatment, but I do expect that it will continue to be popular.
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We all fantasize about a relationship we'd like to do over or something we'd like to change about our past. I think there are a lot more opportunities for second chances in our lives than we think.
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You know within three seconds if you're going to have a history with someone - it's a long half-hour if you've got it wrong.
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Actuality is when the lighthouse is dark between flashes: it is the instant between the ticks of the watch: it is a void interval slipping forever through time: the rupture between past and future: the gap at the poles of the revolving magnetic field, infinitesimally small but ultimately real. It is the interchronic pause when nothing is happening. It is the void between events.
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Things don't get better when you become well known or go on TV. I'm just being rejected by a better class of women.
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However, if Moscow regains control over Ukraine, with its 52 million people and major resources as well as access to the Black Sea, Russia automatically again regains the wherewithal to become a powerful imperial state, spanning Europe and Asia.
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All my books were easy to write - doesn't it show?
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I have learned from my mistakes and accept that change is important. Not all change is bad. Therefore, you have to be more mindful and accountable about the decisions you make in life. Even though I've made mistakes, I can say my journey is full of authenticity because I didn't deny my ups and downs.
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Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within.
