Laura Esquivel Quotes
Many people think spending an hour or two in the kitchen is a waste of time. But it is a good investment in your spiritual development.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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I say I have Spanish in me, but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities, and I will always be proud of being a Filipino.
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Do you follow American politics? They hate Obama. Hate him. He's a black man. That's what it is: it's racist. This guy is no bleeding-heart liberal. He's a centrist.
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Consequences of linear thinking in Afghanistan and Iraq included overestimating indigenous forces' capabilities, underestimating the enemy, and the associated expectation that the coalition could soon reduce force levels and shift to an exclusively advisory effort.
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My uncles and other relatives are against encouraging girls in every aspect, and that includes sports. I hardly interact with them. My parents are more open. They back me all the way.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.
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The Toast's audience is about 30-35 percent male, which shocked me because I would say that we actively try to discourage men from reading our site. Apparently, there's not insignificant number of dudes out there who think that what we are doing is okay.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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Each time I make a movie, it's like a paid scholarship to a different university course.
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I'm not really a fan of people who think they're better than others. There's no reason to act that way. I couldn't even stand to yell at someone if they bumped right into me.
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In a universe that's an intelligent system with a divine creative force supporting it, there simply can be no accidents. As tough as it is to acknowledge, you had to go through what you went through in order to get to where you are today, and the evidence is that you did.
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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.
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I'm at a loss for words. But even my loss is amplified.
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Scientifically speaking, if I say something, or it gets misquoted, or people put a spin on it... I mean, are you interested, really, in what people are saying?
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I grew up in New York.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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I came from Canada, where it's freezing cold for seven months out of the year.
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The insurance industry communicates through codes and check-off boxes. If there's no check-off box for you, you don't exist.
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Ah! How neatly tied, in these people, is the umbilical cord of morality! Since they left their mothers they have never sinned, have they? They are apostles, they are the descendants of priests; one can only wonder from what source they draw their indignation, and above all how much they have pocketed to do this, and in any case what it has done for them.
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Because I've been around forever and ever, like wallpaper, people ask me for secrets... it's the same with my skin care range; that's out of necessity. As soon as I saw the first signs, I bought everything in the market.
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What helps me go forward is that I stay receptive, I feel that anything can happen.
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I've included these little jokes and mysteries in my writing for the amusement of readers.
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Many people think spending an hour or two in the kitchen is a waste of time. But it is a good investment in your spiritual development.
