Ilan Stavans Quotes
Two prominent terms, 'Latino' and 'Hispanic,' refer to people living in the United States who have roots in Latin America, Spain, Mexico, South America, or Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries.

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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
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I live in Derry, a little town in Ireland, and I don't have the background of Hollywood or Broadway.
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The attitude and identity that we want to play with doesn't change.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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'The Omen,' 'The Exorcist,' those movies for me are the quintessential horror movies that still scare me as an adult.
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Whatever people thought the first time they held a portable phone the size of a shoe in their hands, it was nothing like where we are now, accustomed to having all knowledge at our fingertips.
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I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.
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And when did mere preaching do any good? Put something in the place of these things. Fill the vacuum of the mind.
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Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity!
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I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.
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I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.
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My birthday is Feb. 11, and I'm both excited and not excited by it. You'll never be 15 again, and you really, really need to savor every day like it's your last.
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All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
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Temperamentally I'm not a natural producer, because I don't have the patience.
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Geek and Sundry has an eclectic line-up of shows all targeted around things I love: Comics, Tabletop Games, Books and more.
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A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
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My thinking is lot more different with many actresses in the industry. I don't understand why people in showbiz put their profession of acting in the back seat after marriage.
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Nobody's reported my victories, my accomplishments, my true personality - the way I treat all people.
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You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is your soul.
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It's not my style to be thinking about what a record is while I'm making it: I just write songs.
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I can totally understand why people say: 'I'm going to do this T.V. series so that I can buy a flat'. But you've got to see what's of value to you as an actor.
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First they use technology to poison the planet, then they develop it further to escape from the planet they have poisoned.
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Two prominent terms, 'Latino' and 'Hispanic,' refer to people living in the United States who have roots in Latin America, Spain, Mexico, South America, or Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries.