Sandra Cisneros Quotes
I was the kind of person that was very social and liked to be with an entourage and have lots of parties and have people around me. And now I find I am much more satisfied seeing people one-on-one. I avoid crowds, and I get really plagued by people as if they are bees or something. I am talking about my friends. I can only handle them one at a time.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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Honestly, I find the analysis of dreams is one of the dullest things. I say this as a therapist kid. I find them deeply uninteresting, as a window to the soul.
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Ask any teenage girl to describe her perfect bedroom, and you'll get answers like 'a room with a private phone line, a place to hang out with friends, and for it to be way-cool and funky.' Ask parents the same question, and 'a locked door that opens on their 21st birthday' might top the list!
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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As a race, the Negroes are not lazy.
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The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
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I didn't develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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My family and relatives alone could fill Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay.
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I know basic things about belly dancing, but not the technicalities; I want to learn it. I want to learn belly dancing.
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Topshop is one of my favourite shops, and I love shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti. There's a graduate fashion designer called Kate Falcus who makes me beautiful commissioned pieces - one of my favourites was the white Glastonbury dress she made me with the puffy skirt.
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A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.
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What comes out when life squeezes you? When someone hurts or offends you? If anger, pain and fear come out of you, it's because that's what's inside.
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I adore this adventure, I adore working with youth. For me it's a daily challenge, working to help these youths realize their dreams.
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Not a 'Mad Men' guy. Never got into it. I'm kind of a contrarian that way. If something gets too popular too fast before I can get on it, I just get really annoyed. Everybody tells me I'm an idiot; it's supposed to be amazing. I saw some of the second season; I loved it, but I was just detached. I didn't get into it.
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Chelsea have made a good investment for me, but I did not put any pressure on them.
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The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be your friend, but tomorrow he will need you as an enemy.
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Math has a lot of negative stereotypes, but it can actually be fun and incredibly empowering.
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I want to show how much fun you can have drawing... parents and children can draw together as a wonderful shared activity.
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A good fight scene is really a good love scene.
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I have a stunt double; his name is Glen Levy, and he has the hardest punch in the world. Seriously, it's actually been recorded by 'National Geographic.' He calls it the Hammer Fist.
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People in the BBC are always dying to get out of their open-plan offices.
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I was the kind of person that was very social and liked to be with an entourage and have lots of parties and have people around me. And now I find I am much more satisfied seeing people one-on-one. I avoid crowds, and I get really plagued by people as if they are bees or something. I am talking about my friends. I can only handle them one at a time.
