Sandra Cisneros Quotes
I can't stand it when people say, "If you're writing a novel, you should read this and that." Because it's like giving someone another person's prescription. How do you know that's what they need?
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If we could all figure out a way to just be true to ourselves and have a good time doing what we're doing, it would be a lot more fun.
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I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.
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Music seems hard-wired into our very being. It moves us, stirs us to action, sets us in motion, sticks in our memories and minds.
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Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.
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Some films shouldn't be remade.
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Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
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Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Complex tasks are often better handled in the back of our mind, and that's often true of creative tasks - when you have something complex to deal with in writing or research or responding to an email. I'll start working, put it aside, and sometimes I'll wake up the next morning with a solution, or I'll find one when I exercise.
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I do find that it's easier to get Latino-themed movies... but I don't think there's that stigma anymore. I think that what's harder is to be a woman, not to be a Latina.
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In the future, I want a movie career, kids and a happy marriage.
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Oh my gosh, if I could be on '30 Rock', my life would be made. That is my favorite show. My absolute favorite show.
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We have decommissioned natural selection and must now look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become.
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We need money. We need hits. Hits bring money, money bring power, power bring fame, fame change the game.
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There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.
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The people decide who's No. 1, the best in boxing.
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One problem I have with drug companies is that they don't make all their data public.
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I did not think I would be able to do myself justice if I had to speak to the players in English. I would not be able to get my emotions and feelings across.
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Be yourself, take control of your life.
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The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.
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Millennials give comics the kind of adulation past generations reserved for musicians. We respect Lady Gaga. But we'll travel hundreds of miles to touch the hem of Jon Stewart's robe.
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I love those who yearn for the impossible.
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No man, even though he be Shakespeare, can write perfectly when his web is woven of threads that have been spun in many lands.
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I can't stand it when people say, "If you're writing a novel, you should read this and that." Because it's like giving someone another person's prescription. How do you know that's what they need?
