Sandra Cisneros Quotes
I do travel a lot, because I need oxygen, I need to go to places to meet people who aren't upset at me because I'm asking for peace.
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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May He who holds in his hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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I'm a rabid Steelers fan: I'm originally from Pittsburgh. So if the Giants or Pittsburgh are playing, the rest of Sunday is all about food and football.
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Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my first time seeing them live, and I've been a lifelong fan. Eddie Vedder's voice is a million times better live, and I couldn't believe the passion he put into every single song.
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I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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The motivation is important for me to act it, but I don't necessarily want the audience to know my motivation.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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I can see myself always writing songs - but I'm not sure if I'll always want to perform.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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I was once invited to attend a private dinner for Senator John F. Kennedy. But it was a Saturday evening, and I passed. Had better things to do.
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No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.
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I don't really give into all that philosophical talks that 'money is not everything.'
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To Americans, English manners are far more frightening than none at all.
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If you're writing a scene for a character with whom you disagree in every way, you still need to show how that character is absolutely justified in his or her own mind, or the scene will come across as being about the author's views rather than about the character's.
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Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth.
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I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.
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There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to do so by the presence of a gift. It is the nature of fiction not to be good for much unless it is good in itself.
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I remember seeing 'Falsettos' on the Tonys in '92 and being like, 'What the hell was that show?'
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Pixar is filled with people who don't get rid of their toys.
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I don't come from Lake Wobegon, and that world is not mine. It's not that funny to me. It's funny to other people, and I'm not judging it, but the world that I come from is not considered funny by other people as well. There's so much pain in it.
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I do think that people ought to have some control over their money, rather than the government, just mandating to them how they're going to invest their money.
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I do travel a lot, because I need oxygen, I need to go to places to meet people who aren't upset at me because I'm asking for peace.
