Sandra Cisneros Quotes
That's what you need for your writing - to learn how to be present, learn how to be calm. So take that nap, do that meditation.
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When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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I have been fortunate that publications like the 'New York Times' and 'The Wall Street Journal' have allowed me to share some of my opinions with a wider audience.
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Each song is a small universe to me. Each song has a story of its own. Each has a full life to express in order to be complete, so it often happens that the building to a big crescendo feels right in the recording or writing process.
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I have not one shred of anger in my heart against Netanyahu or his wife.
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I've found that people feel very free to say insulting things, not about me personally, but about the things I believe. It's sad, because I really could care less where people are coming from, politically, religiously.
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The alliance in Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most important developments on the contemporary political scene.
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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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I am positive that I would see the end of child labour around the world in my lifetime, as the poorest of the poor have realised that education is a tool that can empower them.
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If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms.
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I have worked very hard to shed away my chocolate boy image in order to get a tough look for this action entertainer. I am confident of my success and would love to dedicate the same to Director Balachandar sir.
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I don't have the self-discipline for diets; I break rules I set for myself, so I try and eat more healthily, juice more, and avoid sugar.
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When a noble life has prepared for old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality.
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It's obviously disappointing and surreal when you see someone else win the Stanley Cup.
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Anyway, Cat Stevens is never going to make much money out of us.
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You'd have to be an idiot to say no to 'Hunger Games.'
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Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation.
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In some ways, the best novel about terrorism, though it's not a novel, is 'The Looming Tower' by Lawrence Wright or 'Perfect Soldiers' by Terry McDermott.
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You do Batman right, and he's going to be popular. He's a great character. I was once asked by somebody if writing 'Batman' was like holding a Ming vase or something. And I said, 'No, it's like holding a big-ass diamond that you can't break. You can throw him against the ceiling, against the floor, anywhere, and you just can't break Batman.'
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That's what you need for your writing - to learn how to be present, learn how to be calm. So take that nap, do that meditation.
