Sandra Cisneros Quotes
Believe me, that nap is better than sitting there for three hours and nothing's coming. I've learned that even if I've slept nine hours and I just finished breakfast, if I feel sleepy when I'm in front of that computer, I'll take a nap. And it really does help.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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The World Bank can only survive if it's spending money.
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Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
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You get in before sunrise and you get out after sunset and you go home, eat and collapse. While you're aware of the ratings, you aren't prepared for the response of the fans.
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Over this August district work period, like many of my colleagues, I spent a lot of time with the men and women in uniform from my home State. The 196th Field Artillery Brigade just got back from a year in Afghanistan.
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There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
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I usually have two or three books on the go at the same time. If I'm in different moods, I want to read different things.
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I sold a bunch of stuff. I sold Omaha Steaks, vacation packages... the worst, though, was Time Life Books, because no one wants Time Life Books. No one wants an 'Encyclopedia Brittanica' showing up at their house.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.
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Panama is a country that's been dealing with issues of identity since its very birth. It was born on Wall Street. It was born out of engineering construction. It was the canal. Because of the canal, the country was born, so the country has been divided into pro-canal and against-canal people for so long.
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I like very much to put on fashion shows.
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Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can share a story of Johnny O or Jay Stewart that I never heard.
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I buy way too many books.
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When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.
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Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Trailer home borrowers, mostly near the bottom of the economic ladder, often default on their loans.
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The working class has been turned into a consuming class - a situation has been created where people value their worth by what they can afford.
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I care deeply about those who struggle to get by - but I believe the best thing to do is help them stand on their own two feet. And no, that’s not saying, 'You're on your own,' but, 'We are on your side, helping you be all you can.' And I believe in something for something; not something for nothing.
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Believe me, that nap is better than sitting there for three hours and nothing's coming. I've learned that even if I've slept nine hours and I just finished breakfast, if I feel sleepy when I'm in front of that computer, I'll take a nap. And it really does help.
