Sandra Cisneros Quotes
Packing is important because a lot of times I have to go places where I have to be in four different climates in three weeks. For example, Bosnia, Ireland, Rome. Different parts of Italy. You have to pack and get it down to a science.
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Think and grow rich.
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You could argue that 'Sweeney Todd' was romantic, if you looked closely at it, but it didn't impart that to its audiences. But it's large, and it's melodramatic, and it's a style I like to work in periodically.
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There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.
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I design all of the costumes for my movies, actually.
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Read books. They are good for us.
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Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it.
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A confession has to be part of your new life.
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As somebody who visits countless schools, I see firsthand the dire situation our educational system faces.
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I'm a believer in the polls, by the way. Rarely do you see a poll that's very far off.
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There's a secret sauce in California, and I hope people pay attention to it.
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I think that we live in a highly specialized, technologically advanced society. Highly developed societies tend to have very remote understandings about what underlies our prosperity.
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Absolute dominion of a powerful people by a minority always produces national aggression.
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For me, to have my family with me is very important.
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Packing is important because a lot of times I have to go places where I have to be in four different climates in three weeks. For example, Bosnia, Ireland, Rome. Different parts of Italy. You have to pack and get it down to a science.
