Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes

We have this huge discourse on family in this country, but no one deconstructs it the same way. People talk about "the American family." The right wing has this thing - Focus on the Family. What the hell is that? I don't want to just discuss the issues - I want family to be a real part of the character of the novels I write, and I don't like to write things that feel like issue books.

Benjamin Alire Saenz

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• I just thought it was unconscionable for the Congress to insert itself into this debate. We are particularly unqualified to make that decision and to intrude ourselves into the lives of this family.

  

  Gary Ackerman
  • Family
  • Decision
  • Thought

• I think the Hispanic community, the values that resonate in our community, are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family, patriotism.

  

  Ted Cruz
  • Family
  • Faith
  • Community

• America is the student who defies the odds to become the first in a family to go to college - the citizen who defies the cynics and goes out there and votes - the young person who comes out of the shadows to demand the right to dream. That's what America is about.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Family
  • America
  • Dream

• I love the idea of animation just because it removes the actor from the character, and you can be anything. I've been devouring 'Adventure Time' and 'Archer.' I'd love to get my hands dirty on either of those shows.

  

  Jack Falahee
  • Time
  • Love
  • Character

• Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.

  

  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • World
  • Heart
  • Home

• I joined NOW on an issue of pay.

  

  Karen DeCrow
  • Now
  • Pay
  • Issue

• 'Seize the Story' takes readers all the way through the process of writing fiction, from beginning to end. Every element, from dialogue to setting, plotting to character creation, is laid out and illustrated with examples. But the tone of the book is not that of a dry writing manual - it's definitely written for teenagers.

  

  Victoria Hanley
  • Writing
  • Character
  • Book

• Most of Planned Parenthood's work focuses on health care for low-income women: things like screenings for breast cancer and diabetes, and family planning.

  

  Brown Campbell
  • Work
  • Women
  • Family

• Anyone can die. Rule number one is don't get too attached to a character, anyone can go.

  

  Jack Huston
  • Character
  • Die
  • Rule

• When I became a mother of two, I decided to work with brands that remind me of family because they're my No. 1 priority. Now I'm partnering with Puffs to encourage people to get out and not hibernate inside. People should enjoy the holiday season, and if you do have a runny nose or the sniffles, Puffs is there to take care of your symptoms.

  

  Vanessa Lachey
  • People
  • Work
  • Family

• Seeing family is what brings me peace. If I'm not traveling home on my day off, I love going to Central Park to be around trees and throw a Frisbee with my boyfriend.

  

  Kara Lindsay
  • Family
  • Home
  • Peace

• I have always been clear that cinema is not my priority and that my family is.

  

  Malaika Arora Khan
  • Family
  • Always
  • Priority

• For the Nugent family, fast food is a running herbivore.

  

  Ted Nugent
  • Family
  • Food
  • Running

• There's always something more to be accomplished with a character. Theater is a human experience. There's nothing shellacked or finished off about it. I guess that's why it always draws me back.

  

  Sada Thompson
  • Character
  • Experience
  • Always

• I like Ned Leeds. I love the character so much. He's a very new character in the MCU. I think he's a very fresh take on people in the superhero world. Some superheroes crack under pressure, and Ned Leeds, who is not a superhero, doesn't.

  

  Jacob Batalon
  • People
  • World
  • Love

• Slater's a big star and he's been in the business a long time. He's always in a good mood and easygoing but he takes his character very seriously.

  

  Uwe Boll
  • Time
  • Good
  • Long

• Events are the best opportunities to experiment with clothes, as we have to stick to a character in films.

  

  Rakul Preet Singh
  • Character
  • Best
  • Clothes

• It's impossible to be someone you're not, so quit trying. I am as passionate about my hobbies as I am about my work and my family. All three are equally important to me at all times.

  

  Gautam Singhania
  • Work
  • Important
  • Family

• I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I meet people who are determined to get into work. Who, with the right help are desperate to get off benefits, support their family and set an example for their children.

  

  Iain Duncan Smith
  • People
  • Time
  • Work

• The process of praying isn't about letting God know what you need, it's about letting you know more completely how much you need God and how vital having a relationship with Him is.

  

  Karen Barber
  • God
  • Needs
  • Process

• My dream dinner party guests would be Ethel Kennedy, Truman Capote and Hunter S. Thompson.

  

  Dylan Penn
  • Dream
  • Party

• Even if my mother had no qualms of conscience concerning ownership of negroes, her sense of duty carried her far beyond the mere supplying of their physical needs, or requiring that they render faithful service.

  

  John Sergeant Wise
  • Mother
  • Service

• I have the feeling of being a very small item on this planet, and literature enables me to express that.

  

  J. M. G. Le Clezio
  • Feeling
  • Small
  • Me

• We have this huge discourse on family in this country, but no one deconstructs it the same way. People talk about "the American family." The right wing has this thing - Focus on the Family. What the hell is that? I don't want to just discuss the issues - I want family to be a real part of the character of the novels I write, and I don't like to write things that feel like issue books.

  

  Benjamin Alire Saenz
  • Family
  • Character
  • Issue